Zwönitz
Town in Saxony, Germany
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Zwönitz (German pronunciation: [ˈtsvøːnɪts] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Zwonica) is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Stollberg, and 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Chemnitz.
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Zwönitz during Christmas time | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Zwönitz
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 Location of Zwönitz | |
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| Coordinates: 50°37′N 12°48′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis |
| Subdivisions | 7 neighbourhoods |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Wolfgang Triebert[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.24 km2 (24.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,702 |
| • Density | 182.2/km2 (471.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 08297 |
| Dialling codes | 037754 |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ, STL |
| Website | www.zwoenitz.de |
Parts of the town
Zwönitz consists of:
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Population
- 1542 – 570
- 1697 – 741
- 1780 – 863
- 1800 – 1,242
- 1840 – 1,883
- 1890 – 2,931
- 1926 – 3,760
- 1933 – 3,852
- 1946 – 7,500
- 1950 – 10,617
- 1960 – 8,307
- 1965 – 9,690
- 1981 – 11,362
- 1990 – 13,105
- 1995 – 12,318
- 2000 – 12,175
- 2005 – 11,696
- 2010 – 11,193
- 2012 – 12,519
Local council
The elections in May 2014 showed the following results:
- CDU: 16 Seats
- The Left: 4 Seats
- Unabhängige Wählervereinigung Zwönitz (UWZ): 3 Seats
- Freie Wähler Gemeinschaft e. V. (FWG) (Free voters): 2 Seats
- SPD: 1 Seat
Mayors
- Uwe Schneider (CDU), 1990–2008
- Wolfgang Triebert (CDU), since 2008
History
The town was founded by Slavs. The monastery Grünhain owned the area since 1286. Zwönitz received its town charter around the turn of the 13th century. It was a customs and trading point with market rights since 1545. From 1952 to 1990, Zwönitz was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.
Twin towns – sister cities
Heiligenhaus, Germany
Kopřivnice, Czech Republic
Magyarpolány, Hungary
Myszków, Poland- Obermichelbach, Germany
- Puschendorf, Germany
Notable people
- Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), natural law philosopher and historian (born in Dorfchemnitz)
- Joachim Meischner (born 1946), biathlete
- Sepp Wiegand (born 1991), rally driver
Gallery
St. Trinitatis Church
Church in Hormersdorf
Half-timbered house (Hotel Roß)
