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Zschopau (German pronunciation: [ˈtʃoːpaʊ]), is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, Germany.




Geography


The town is located on the northwestern slopes of the Ore Mountains, on both banks of the Zschopau River, about 9 miles (14 km) south-east from Chemnitz. The highest point is Mt. Pilzhübel with an elevation of 597.8 m (1,961 ft). The municipal area comprises the village of Krumhermersdorf, incorporated in 1999. Since German reunification, Zschopau has lost about one fourth of its population.
Zschopau is famous for its motorcycle industry, particularly the DKW and MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH brands, and the toy business VEB Plasticart.
Zschopau has a handsome parish church dedicated to St Martin, a town hall and a castle (Schloss Wildeck), whose construction started in the twelfth century.




Historical population






Notable people


Heinz Auerswald (1891-1974), painter not to be confused with Heinz Auerswald German lawyer, Nazi party, 1908 - 1970
Marcus Burghardt (born 1983), bicycle racer
Ulf Findeisen (born 1962), ski jumper
David Füleki (born 1985), comic artist and non-fiction author
Rebekka Haase (born 1993), athlete (sprinter)
Axel Jungk (born 1991), skeleton racer
Walter Kaaden (1919–1996), engineer
Karl Kröner (1887–1972), painter

Claudia Nystad (born 1978), cross country skier
Karl Schmidt-Hellerau (1873–1948), furniture manufacturer and social reformer
Stefan Semmler (born 1952), rower
Frank Uhlig (born 1955), footballer
Roland Wieser (born 1956), racewalker




People who worked in the area



Carl Hahn (1894-1961), German-Austrian automobile builder and entrepreneur, father of VW manager Carl Hahn
Walter Kaaden (1919-1996), engineer
Christian Liebe (1654-1708), composer
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (1878-1964), Danish engineer and industrialist
Hermann Weber (1896-1948), Constructor
Valentin Weigel (1533-1588), mystical theosophical writer, priest and natural philosopher
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933), socialist politician and women's rights activist




Pictures






Notes






References


Zschopau in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
Ganshäuser in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
Wilischthal in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)




External links


Media related to Zschopau, Germany at Wikimedia Commons

http://www.zschopau.de/ Official city homepage
"Zschopau" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Dampf-Kraft-Wagen
• Neckarsulm
• Daftar kota di Jerman
• Volkseigener Betrieb
• Erzgebirgskreis
• Daftar kota kembar di Ceko
• Zschopau
• MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk
• Zschopau (river)
• MZ SM 125
• DKW RT 125
• Pyromorphite
• DKW
• Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis
• VEB Plasticart
• Valentin Weigel