10 Facts About Zwickau

From 1834 until 1952, Zwickau was the seat of the government of the south-western region of Saxony.

Zwickau can be reached by car via the nearby Autobahns A4 and A72, the main railway station, via a public airfield which takes light aircraft, and by bike along river the Zwickau Mulde River on the so-called Mulderadweg.

Region around Zwickau was settled by Sorbs as early as the 7th century AD.

The name Zwickau is probably a Germanization of the Sorbian toponym Swikawa, which derives from Svarozic, the Slavic Sun and fire god.

Zwickau was a free imperial city from 1290 to 1323, but was granted to the Margraviate of Meissen.

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Old city of Zwickau, perched on a hill, is surrounded by heights with extensive forests and a municipal park.

Two major industrial facilities of the Soviet SDAG Wismut were situated in the city: the uranium mill in Zwickau-Crossen, producing uranium concentrate from ores mined in the Erzgebirge and Thuringia, and the machine building plant in Zwickau-Cainsdorf producing equipment for the uranium mines and mills of East Germany.

Zwickau is bounded by Mulsen, Reinsdorf, Wilkau-Hasslau, Hirschfeld, Lichtentanne, Werdau, Neukirchen, Crimmitschau, Dennheritz and the city of Glauchau.

Zwickau was succeeded by Pia Findeiß of the Social Democratic Party, who was in office until 2020.

Zwickau Hauptbahnhof is on the Dresden–Werdau line, part of the Saxon-Franconian trunk line, connecting Nuremberg and Dresden.