Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Capital | Annaberg-Buchholz |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Rico Anton (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,828.35 km2 (705.93 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
• Total | 322,179 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP |
| Website | www |
Erzgebirgskreis is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Ore Mountains (German: Erzgebirge), a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Vogtlandkreis and Zwickau, the urban district Chemnitz, the district Mittelsachsen and the Czech Republic.