Wilkau-Haßlau

Wilkau-Haßlau

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Wilkau-Haßlau

Coordinates: 50°40′N 12°31′E / 50.667°N 12.517°E / 50.667; 12.517Coordinates: 50°40′N 12°31′E / 50.667°N 12.517°E / 50.667; 12.517
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Zwickau
Government
 • Mayor Stefan Feustel (CDU)
Area
 • Total 12.70 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 10,281
 • Density 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 08112
Dialling codes 0375, 037602
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.wilkau-hasslau.de

Wilkau-Haßlau is a town in the Zwickau district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, about 6 km south of Zwickau.

Geography

Location

The town lies at the foot of the Ore Mountains in a valley bowl, about 6 kilometers south of the town of Zwickau and is divided by the Zwickauer Mulde rivers and the Rödelbach stream. Left of the Mulde are the former parishes of Haara, Neuhaara, Culitzsch and Wilkau, right of the river are Oberhaßlau, Niederhaßlau, Silberstraße and Rosenthal, as well as Sandberg, only settled in recent decades, which was formed by the division of the parish of Bockwa.

Neighbouring municipalities

Its neighbouring municipalities are Hirschfeld and Reinsdorf and the towns of Kirchberg, Wildenfels and Zwickau in the district of Zwickau.

Wilkau-Haßlau

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.


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