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 km?.

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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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Ore Mountains: The Ore Mountains (German Erzgebirge, Czech Kru?n? hory) are a mountain range in Germany and the Czech Republic. They form the border between both countries for 150 km, extending from the western border of Saxony to the Elbe river....

Zwickauer Mulde River: redirectZwickauer Mulde...

Sorbian language: REDIRECTSorbian languages...