Crimmitschau

Crimmitschau
Mannichswalde, which is part of Crimmitschau
Coat of arms
Crimmitschau
Location of Crimmitschau within Zwickau district
Coordinates: 50°49′5″N 12°23′15″E / 50.81806°N 12.38750°E / 50.81806; 12.38750Coordinates: 50°49′5″N 12°23′15″E / 50.81806°N 12.38750°E / 50.81806; 12.38750
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Zwickau
Government
• Mayor	Holm Günther
Area
• Total	61.04 km2 (23.57 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	19,180
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	08451
Dialling codes	03762
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.crimmitschau.de

Crimmitschau (German pronun­cia­tion: [ˈkʁɪmɪtʃaʊ]) is a town in the district of Zwickau in the Free State of Saxony.

Crimmitschau lies on the River Pleiße in the northern foothills of the Erzgebirge.

Adjacent communities include: Zwickau, Dennheritz, Neukirchen, Meerane, and Langenbernsdorf in Landkreis of Zwickau; Heyersdorf, Jonaswalde, Ponitz and Thonhausen in Thuringian Landkreis of Altenburger Land; as well as Braunichswalde, Rückersdorf, and Seelingstädt in Thuringia in Landkreis of Greiz.

Crimmitschau's subdivisions are Rudelswalde, Lauenhain, Langenreinsdorf, Mannichswalde, Frankenhausen, Wahlen, Gösau, Gosel, Gablenz, Blankenhain, Großpillingsdorf, and Harthau.

In the course of German eastward expansion, the city of Crimmitschau and a castle of the same name (now called the Schweinsburg) were established from around 1170 to 1200 as an organized German colony. The settlement's existence is first documented in 1212. In 1414 Crimmitschau received town privileges from Markgraf Wilhelm II.

On 15 March 1844, Crimmitschau was connected to the German rail network (on the Leipzig–Hof railway, which was later extended to Bavaria). Its current station was opened in 1873