Erzgebirgskreis

Erzgebirgskreis
Flag of Erzgebirgskreis
Coat of arms of Erzgebirgskreis
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CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Founded2008
CapitalAnnaberg-Buchholz
Government
 • District admin.Rico Anton (CDU)
Area
 • Total1,828.35 km2 (705.93 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total328,850
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Websitewww.erzgebirgskreis.de

Erzgebirgskreis is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Ore Mountains (German: Erzgebirge), a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Vogtlandkreis and Zwickau, the urban district Chemnitz, the district Mittelsachsen and the Czech Republic.

  1. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.