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This article is about the rural district in Saxony. For otheruses see Freiberg, for the district capital, see Freiberg, Saxony.
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Freiberg
District
Saxony fg.png
Country  Germany
State Saxony
Adm. region Chemnitz
Capital Freiberg
Area
 • Total 914 km2 (353 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total 151,600
 • Density 165.86/km2 (429.6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration FG
Website freiberg-regional.de

Freiberg is a rural district in the Free State of Saxony, in the country of Germany.

History

The district was established in 1994 by joining the former districts of Freiberg, Brand-Erbisdorf and Flöha.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms displays:
  • the lion is the heraldic animal of Saxony
  • the tools symbolise the mining tradition in the Ore Mountains

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Augustusburg
  2. Brand-Erbisdorf
  3. Flöha
  4. Frauenstein
  5. Freiberg
  6. Großschirma
  7. Oederan
  8. Sayda
  1. Bobritzsch
  2. Dorfchemnitz
  3. Eppendorf
  4. Falkenau
  5. Frankenstein
  6. Großhartmannsdorf
  7. Halsbrücke
  8. Hilbersdorf
  9. Leubsdorf
  1. Lichtenberg
  2. Mulda
  3. Neuhausen
  4. Niederwiesa
  5. Oberschöna
  6. Rechenberg-Bienenmühle
  7. Reinsberg
  8. Weißenborn
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