Mittweida (district)

Landkreis Mittweida
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Chemnitz
Disbanded	2008
Capital	Mittweida
Area
• Total	773.18 km2 (298.53 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	136,684
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	MW
Website	http://www.landkreis-mittweida.de

Mittweida (IPA: [mɪtˈvaɪda]) was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.

History

In 1994 the district was created, when the previous districts Hainichen, Rochlitz and part of the district of Chemnitz were joined.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the lion of Meißen in the topright corner, as most of the district area belonged to Meißen historically. The three blue bars symbolize the three main rivers of the district: Zwickauer Mulde, the Chemnitz and the Zschopau.

Towns and municipalities

Cities	Municipalities	Municipalities
Burgstädt Frankenberg Geringswalde Hainichen Lunzenau Mittweida Penig Rochlitz	Altmittweida Claußnitz Erlau Hartmannsdorf Königsfeld Königshain-Wiederau Kriebstein Lichtenau	Mühlau Rossau Seelitz Striegistal Taura Tiefenbach Wechselburg Zettlitz

Other websites

• Official website (German)