Mittelsachsen – DED43

EU regions: Germany > Saxony > Chemnitz Government Region > Mittelsachsen

Indicator	Period	Value
Gross domestic product
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2022	81

More on wikipedia wikidata Q6328 on OpenStreetMap Mittelsachsen slovensky: DED43

Demographics

Indicator	Period	Value
Demographics
number of inhabitants	2024	297 766
population density	2023	141
old-age dependency ratio	2024	51.2

From Wikipedia:

Mittelsachsen ("Central Saxony") is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Döbeln, Freiberg and Mittweida as part of the district reform of August 2008.

Geography

The district stretches from the Erzgebirge ("Ore Mountains") on the Czech Republic–Germany border to the plains between Leipzig and Dresden. The district borders (from the west and clockwise) the state Thuringia, the districts of Leipzig, Nordsachsen, Meißen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, the Czech Republic, Erzgebirgskreis, the urban district Chemnitz, and the district of Zwickau.

The geography of the district varies considerably, stretching from the northern part which almost reaches the North German Plain, to the southern part in the mountainous Erzgebirge region. The lowest point is at 140 metres above sea level, in the valley of the Freiberger Mulde near Leisnig. The highest point is 855 metres above sea level on the Czech border.

The most important rivers in Mittelsachsen are the Zwickauer and Freiberger Mulde, and the Zschopau river. Other notable rivers include Bobritzsch, Striegis, Gimmlitz and Flöha. The district also contains the reservoirs Kriebstein, Lichtenberg and Ruaschenbach.

Other: Chemnitz Government Region, Zwickau, Chemnitz, Mittelsachsen, Vogtlandkreis, Erzgebirgskreis

Neighbours: Zwickau, Meissen District, Chemnitz, Altenburger Land, Landkreis Leipzig, Erzgebirgskreis, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Ústí nad Labem Region, Nordsachsen

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Europe and its regions in numbers - Mittelsachsen – DED43, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​PDED43, ISBN: 978-80-970204-9-1, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10200164

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