Chemnitz
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Chemnitz | ||||||
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Frae tap: View ower Chemnitz, Reid touer, Auld Toun Haw, Modren ceety centre o Chemnitz | ||||||
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  Chemnitz | ||||||
| Coordinates:50°50′N12°55′E/ 50.833°N 12.917°ECoordinates:50°50′N12°55′E/ 50.833°N 12.917°E | ||||||
| Kintra | Germany | |||||
| State | Saxony | |||||
| Destrict | Urban destricts o Germany | |||||
| Govrenment | ||||||
| •Mayor | Barbara Ludwig (SPD) | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| • Total | 220.85 km2(85.27 sq mi) | |||||
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | ||||||
| • Total | 243,105 | |||||
| • Density | 1,100/km2(2,900/sq mi) | |||||
| Time zone | CET/CEST(UTC+1/+2) | |||||
| Postal codes | 09001–09247 | |||||
| Diallin codes | 0371
037200 (Wittgensdorf) 037209 (Einsiedel) 03722 (Röhrsdorf) 03726 (Euba) | |||||
| Vehicle registration | C | |||||
Chemnitz([ˈkɛmnɪts](
listen);Upper Sorbian:Kamjenica,Czech:Saská Kamenice;kent frae 1953 tae 1990 asKarl-Marx-Stadt) is the third-lairgest ceety o theFree State o Saxony,Germany.Chemnitz is anindependent ceetywhich is no pairt o ony destrict an seat o the govrenment regionDirektionsbezirk Chemnitz.Locatit in the northren fuithills o theOre Muntains,it is a pairt o theSaxon triangle metropolitan auriecomprisin 3.5 million fowk. The ceety's economy is based on theservice sectoranmanufacturin industry.TheChemnitz University o Technologyhaes aroond 10,000 students an is the centre o scientific life.
Etymology
[eedit|eedit soorce]Chemnitz is named efter the riverChemnitz,a sma tributary o theZwickauer Mulde.The wird "Chemnitz" is frae theSorbian leidan means "stany brook". InGerman,"Chemnitz" is pronoonced[ˈkɛmnɪts].It is kent inCzechasSaská Kamenice.
History
[eedit|eedit soorce]An early Slavic tribe's settlement wis locatit atKamienica,an the first documentit uise o Chemnitz wis the 1143 steid o aBenedictinemonastery, aroond which a settlement grew. Circa 1170Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperorgrantit it the richts o animperial ceety.In 1307, the toun became subordinate tae themargraviate o Meissen(the predecessor o the Saxon state). Inmedieval timesChemnitz became a centre o textile production an trade. Mair nor ane third o the population wirked in textile production. Bi the early 19t century Chemnitz haed become an industrial centre (sometimes cried "the SaxonManchester"). In 1913, Chemnitz haed a population o 320,000 an is ane o vera few ceeties which wur lairger at that time than they are the day.
DurinWarld War II,Chemnitz includit factories that produced military hardware an aFlossenbürgforced laboursubcamp (500 female inmates) for Astra-Werke AG. Theile refinerywis a target for bombers durin theIle Campaign o Warld War II,anOperation Thunderclapattacks includit the follaein raids:
- 14/15 Februar 1945:The first major raid on Chemnitz uised 717RAFbombers, but due tae clood cover maist bombs fell ower open kintraside
- 2/3–5 Mairch:USAAFbombers attacked the marshalling yards.
- 5 Mairch:760 RAF attacked.
The heidquarters o the auto manufacturerAuto Unionwur an aa based in Chemnitz syne 1932 an its biggins wur an aa badly damaged. At the end o the war, the company's executives fled an relocatit the company inIngolstadt,Bavarie—whaur it evolved intae the modren dayAudicompany o the day.
The Warld War II bombins left maist o the ceety in ruins, anpost-war,theEast Germanreconstruction includit lairge law rise (an laterheich-riseplattenbau) hoosin. Some tourist steids wur reconstructit durin the DDR era an efterGerman reunification.
Frae 10 Mey 1953 tae 21 June 1990, Chemnitz wis namedKarl-Marx-Stadt(Inglis:Karl MarxCeety).
Internaitional relations
[eedit|eedit soorce]Sister ceeties
[eedit|eedit soorce]Chemnitz istwinnedwi a number o ceeties aroond the warld:
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