Zwönitz

Zwönitz

Zwönitz

Town in Saxony, Germany

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

Zwönitz (German pronunciation: [ˈt͡svøːnɪt͡s] ⓘ) is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 9 km south of Stollberg, and 24 km southwest of Chemnitz.

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Parts of the town

Zwönitz consists of:

  • Kühnhaide
  • Lenkersdorf
  • Niederzwönitz
Zwönitz
Zwönitz and its villages and the joint administration Zwönitz-Elterlein

Population

  • 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. From 1952 to 1990, Zwönitz was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Zwönitz is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

  • St. Trinitatis Church
  • Church in Hormersdorf
  • Half-timbered house (Hotel Roß)

References

  1. [1]
    Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. [2]
    "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Sitemap" (in German). Zwönitz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.


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