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Erzgebirgskreis
District
Flag of Erzgebirgskreis
Flag
 Coat of arms of Erzgebirgskreis
Coat of arms
Saxony ERZ.svg
Country  Germany
State Saxony
Founded 2008
Capital Annaberg-Buchholz
Area
 • Total 1,828.35 km2 (705.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 349,582
 • Density 191.2008/km2 (495.2078/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Website erzgebirgskreis.de

The rural district Erzgebirgskreis is a Landkreis (district) in Saxony, Germany. It was founded on 1 August 2008. With a population of about 372,000 inhabitants, it is the most populated rural district in Saxony.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Annaberg-Buchholz
  2. Aue
  3. Ehrenfriedersdorf
  4. Eibenstock
  5. Elterlein
  6. Geyer
  7. Grünhain-Beierfeld
  8. Johanngeorgenstadt
  9. Jöhstadt
  10. Lauter
  11. Lengefeld
  12. Lößnitz
  13. Lugau
  14. Marienberg
  1. Oberwiesenthal
  2. Oelsnitz
  3. Olbernhau
  4. Schneeberg
  5. Schwarzenberg
  6. Scheibenberg
  7. Schlettau
  8. Stollberg
  9. Thalheim
  10. Thum
  11. Wolkenstein
  12. Zöblitz
  13. Zschopau
  14. Zwönitz
  1. Amtsberg
  2. Auerbach
  3. Bad Schlema
  4. Bärenstein
  5. Bernsbach
  6. Bockau
  7. Börnichen
  8. Borstendorf
  9. Breitenbrunn
  10. Burkhardtsdorf
  11. Crottendorf
  12. Deutschneudorf
  13. Drebach
  14. Erlbach-Kirchberg
  15. Gelenau
  1. Gornau
  2. Gornsdorf
  3. Großolbersdorf
  4. Großrückerswalde
  5. Grünhainichen
  6. Heidersdorf
  7. Hohndorf
  8. Hormersdorf
  9. Jahnsdorf
  10. Königswalde
  11. Mildenau
  12. Neukirchen
  13. Niederdorf
  14. Niederwürschnitz
  15. Pfaffroda
  1. Pobershau
  2. Pockau
  3. Raschau-Markersbach
  4. Schönheide
  5. Sehmatal
  6. Seiffen
  7. Sosa
  8. Stützengrün
  9. Tannenberg
  10. Thermalbad Wiesenbad
  11. Venusberg
  12. Waldkirchen
  13. Zschorlau

Politics

The Kreistag was elected on 8 June 2008. The current chief administrative officer of the erzgebirgskreis is Frank Vogel.

Sitzverteilung Erzgebirgskreis 2008
The seating of the Kreistag of the Erzgebirgskreis after the election from June, 8 2008.
Party Votes (%) Seats
CDU 43,4 44
Die Linke 18,3 18
Freie Wähler Erzgebirge (FWE) 10,7 11
SPD 8,6 8
FDP 8,5 8
NPD 5,7 5
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 2,1 2
Regionalbauernverband Erzgebirge (RBV) 1,5 1
DSU 1,2 1

See also

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