Chemnitz

Chemnitz (Sorbian/Lusatian Kamjenica, formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt) is a city in Saxony, Germany. It is located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains. The city has a population of 248,021 ( 31. march 2005), and an area of 220.8 km².

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Sorbian/Lusatian - Saxony - Germany - Ore Mountains - Km²

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The city is the third largest one in Saxony. It is named after the Chemnitz River, a small tributary of the Zwickauer Mulde River. The word "Chemnitz" is from the Sorbian language and means "stony brook".

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Zwickauer Mulde River - Sorbian language

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