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	Coordinates: 50°45′N 13°04′E / 50.750°N 13.067°E / 50.750; 13.067Coordinates: 50°45′N 13°04′E / 50.750°N 13.067°E / 50.750; 13.067;
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Municipal assoc.	Zschopau
Government ;
• Mayor;	Arne Sigmund (non-party)
Area ;
• Total	22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi)
Elevation ;	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2017-12-31); ;
• Total	9,266
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	; CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09405, 09434 (Krumhermersdorf)
Dialling codes	03725
Vehicle registration	ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Website	www.zschopau.de

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Place in Saxony, Germany

Zschopau (German pronunciation: [ˈtʃoːpaʊ]), is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, Germany.

Geography

The town is located on the northwestern slopes of the Ore Mountains, on both banks of the Zschopau River, about 9 miles (14 km) south-east from Chemnitz. The highest point is Mt. Pilzhübel with an elevation of 597.8 m (1,961 ft). The municipal area comprises the village of Krumhermersdorf, incorporated in 1999. Since German reunification, Zschopau has lost about one fourth of its population.

Zschopau is famous for its motorcycle industry, particularly the DKW and MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH brands, and the toy business VEB Plasticart.

Zschopau has a handsome parish church dedicated to St Martin, a town hall and a castle (Schloss Wildeck), whose construction started in the twelfth century.

Historical population

Year	Population^{[citation needed]}
1750	4,300
1841	6,100
1871	7,877
1890	7,441
1900	6,748
1910	6,732
1925	7,455
1939	8,854
1946	8,983

Notable people

Heinz Auerswald (1891-1974), painter not to be confused with Heinz Auerswald German lawyer, Nazi party, 1908 - 1970

Marcus Burghardt (born 1983), bicycle racer

Ulf Findeisen (born 1962), ski jumper

David Füleki (born 1985), comic artist and non-fiction author

Rebekka Haase (born 1993), athlete (sprinter)

Axel Jungk (born 1991), skeleton racer

Walter Kaaden (1919–1996), engineer

Karl Kröner (1887–1972), painter

Karl Kröner 1955

Claudia Nystad (born 1978), cross country skier

Karl Schmidt-Hellerau (1873–1948), furniture manufacturer and social reformer

Stefan Semmler (born 1952), rower

Frank Uhlig (born 1955), footballer

Roland Wieser (born 1956), racewalker

Personalities who have worked on the ground

Clara Zetkin 1897

Carl Hahn (1894-1961), German-Austrian automobile builder and entrepreneur, father of VW manager Carl Hahn

Walter Kaaden (1919-1996), engineer

Christian Liebe (1654-1708), composer

Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878-1964), Danish engineer and industrialist

Hermann Weber (1896-1948), Constructor

Valentin Weigel (1533-1588), mystical theosophical writer, priest and natural philosopher

Clara Zetkin (1857-1933), socialist politician and women's rights activist

Pictures

Zschopau - New Town hall

Zschopau (yellow building=old town hall

Wildeck Castle - Inner court

Zschopau

Notes

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