Zschopau

Zschopau

Zschopau
Zschopau in 1617
Zschopau in 1617
Coat of arms of Zschopau
Zschopau is located in Germany
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Zschopau
Coordinates 50°45′0″N 13°04′0″E / 50.75°N 13.066667°E / 50.75; 13.066667
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Chemnitz
District Erzgebirgskreis
Municipal assoc. Zschopau
Mayor Klaus Baumann
Basic statistics
Area 22.90 km2 (8.84 sq mi)
Elevation 350 m  (1148 ft)
Population 10,317 (31 December 2010)
 - Density 451 /km2 (1,167 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ERZ
Postal codes 09405 09434
Area code 03725
Website www.zschopau.de

Zschopau (German pronunciation: [ˈtʃoːpaʊ]), a town in the German state Saxony, is located on both banks of the river Zschopau, 9 miles (14 km) south-east from Chemnitz. It is part of the Erzgebirgskreis district. Its population is 11,584 (2005). 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.

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

  • Zschopau in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitalen Historischen Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
  • Ganshäuser in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitalen Historischen Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
  • Wilischthal in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitalen Historischen Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)


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