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.

For the river of Saxony, Germany, see Zwönitz (river).

Zwönitz
Zwönitz during Christmas time
Coat of arms
Location of Zwönitz within Erzgebirgskreis district
Zwönitz
Zwönitz
Coordinates: 50°37′0″N 12°48′0″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
Subdivisions7 neighbourhoods
Government
 • MayorWolfgang Triebert (CDU)
Area
 • Total64.18 km2 (24.78 sq mi)
Elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total11,993
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
08297
Dialling codes037754
Vehicle registrationERZ, STL
Websitewww.zwoenitz.de

Parts of the town

Zwönitz consists of:

  • Kühnhaide
  • Lenkersdorf
  • Niederzwönitz
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
  • Uwe Schneider (born 1943), municipal politician (mayor of Zwönitz 1990-2008), local historian and author
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References
  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2019.
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