Zwickau

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Zwickau (German pronunciation: [ˈtsvɪkaʊ] ) is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: Zwickauer Mulde; progression: Mulde→ Elbe→ North Sea), and lies in a string of cities sitting in the densely populated foreland of the Elster and Ore Mountains stretching from Plauen in the southwest via Zwickau, Chemnitz and Freiberg to Dresden in the northeast. From 1834 until 1952, Zwickau was the seat of the government of the south-western region of Saxony. The name of the city is of Sorbian origin and may refer to Svarog, the Slavic god of fire and of the sun. Zwickau is the seat of the West Saxon University of Zwickau (German: Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau) with campuses in Zwickau, Markneukirchen, Reichenbach im Vogtland and Schneeberg (Erzgebirge). The city is the birthplace of composer Robert Schumann. As cradle of Audi's forerunner Horch and as seat of the Sachsenring company which produced (then still as VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau) East Germany's most popular car, the Trabant, Zwickau has historically been one of the centres of the German automotive industry, with a tradition over one hundred years old, including other car makers like Auto Union and Volkswagen.The valley of the 166-kilometre (103-mile) long Zwickau Mulde River stretches from the Vogtland to Colditz Castle at the other end. The Silver Road, Saxony's longest tourist route, connects Dresden with Zwickau.Zwickau can be reached by car via the nearby Autobahns A4 and A72, the main railway station (Zwickau Hauptbahnhof), via a public airfield which takes light aircraft, and by bike along river the Zwickau Mulde River on the so-called Mulderadweg.

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Dr.-Friedrichs-Ring, Langenweißbach

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Grundschule Nikolaischule Zwickau

Dr.-Friedrichs-Ring
08056 Langenweißbach, Innenstadt (Zwickau-Mitte)
Saxony, Germany
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Robert Schumann House

Robert Schumann House is a museum in Zwickau in Germany. The composer Robert Schumann was born here in 1810; it now houses a large collection relating to the composer.

Osterstein Castle (Zwickau)

Osterstein Castle (German: Schloss Osterstein, lit. 'Eastern Rock') is the former castle of the town of Zwickau, Germany, in Saxony (Bundesland Sachsen). Now it houses a nursing home.

Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau

The Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau - University of Applied Sciences Zwickau is a vocational university of about 3300 students located in Zwickau. Saxony, Germany. It offers Bachelor's, Master's and traditional German Diplom degrees in four core areas: Technology, Economics, Arts, and Life Sciences. The university also has further campuses in Markneukirchen, Reichenbach im Vogtland and Schneeberg.

Kunstsammlungen Zwickau

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Zwickau (electoral district)

Zwickau is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 165. It is located in southwestern Saxony, comprising most of the Zwickau district.Zwickau was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Matthias Moosdorf of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

August Horch Museum Zwickau

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Stadion Zwickau

Stadion Zwickau is a stadium in Zwickau, Germany. It is used as the home stadium of FSV Zwickau and has a capacity of 10,000 seats.

Zwickau Hauptbahnhof

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Westsachsenstadion

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Zwickau (district)

Zwickau (German: Landkreis Zwickau) is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

Wilkau-Haßlau

Wilkau-Haßlau is a town in the Zwickau district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, about 6 km south of Zwickau.

Oberrothenbach

Oberrothenbach (German pronunciation: [ˈo:bɐ̯ʁɔtn̩ˌbax]) is a village (Ortsteil) and former municipality in Saxony, Germany. It was incorporated into the municipality of Zwickau in 1999. Its population was 647 in 2018. Oberrothenbach is situated on the left bank of the Zwickauer Mulde, 6 km north of the centre of Zwickau.