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Freiberg (district)

former district of Germany in the Free State of Saxony
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For other uses, see [[:the rural district in Saxony]]; [[:otheruses see Freiberg, for the district capital]]; and Freiberg, Saxony.

Freiberg was a rural district in the Free State of Saxony, in the country of Germany. It ended in 2008.

Freiberg
District
Coat of arms of Freiberg
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°54′36″N 13°20′24″E / 50.91000°N 13.34000°E / 50.91000; 13.34000
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Adm. regionChemnitz
Disbanded2008
CapitalFreiberg
Area
 • Total914 km2 (353 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total151,600
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFG
Websitefreiberg-regional.de

History

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The district was established in 1994 by joining the former districts of Freiberg, Brand-Erbisdorf and Flöha.

Coat of arms

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  The coat of arms displays:
  • the lion is the heraldic animal of Saxony
  • the tools symbolise the mining tradition in the Ore Mountains

Towns and municipalities

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Towns Municipalities
  1. Augustusburg
  2. Brand-Erbisdorf
  3. Flöha
  4. Frauenstein
  5. Freiberg
  6. Großschirma
  7. Oederan
  8. Sayda
  1. Bobritzsch
  2. Dorfchemnitz
  3. Eppendorf
  4. Falkenau
  5. Frankenstein
  6. Großhartmannsdorf
  7. Halsbrücke
  8. Hilbersdorf
  9. Leubsdorf
  1. Lichtenberg
  2. Mulda
  3. Neuhausen
  4. Niederwiesa
  5. Oberschöna
  6. Rechenberg-Bienenmühle
  7. Reinsberg
  8. Weißenborn

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