Zwönitz
Zwönitz is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 9 km south of Stollberg, and 24 km southwest of Chemnitz.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Zwönitz within Erzgebirgskreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°37′0″N 12°48′0″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis |
| Subdivisions | 7 neighbourhoods |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wolfgang Triebert (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.18 km2 (24.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,927 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/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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Zwönitz
Zwönitz and its villages and the joint administration Zwönitz-Elterlein
Population figures
- 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.
Pictures
St.Trinitatis-church
Church in Hormersdorf
Half-timbered house (Hotel Roß)
Sons and daughters of the town
Samuel von Pufendorf 1734
- Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694), natural law philosopher and historian (born in Dorfchemnitz)
- Joachim Meischner (born 1946), biathlete
Personalities related to the place
- Uwe Schneider (born 1943), municipal politician (mayor of Zwönitz 1990-2008), local historian and author
References
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2020.
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