Freiberg (district)

This article is about the rural district in Saxony. For otheruses see Freiberg, for the district capital, see Freiberg, Saxony.

Freiberg was a rural district in the Free State of Saxony, in the country of Germany. It ended in 2008.

District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Chemnitz
Disbanded	2008
Capital	Freiberg
Area
• Total	914 km2 (353 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	151,600
• Density	165.86/km2 (429.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FG
Website	freiberg-regional.de

History

The district was established in 1994 by joining the former districts of Freiberg, Brand-Erbisdorf and Flöha.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: the lion is the heraldic animal of Saxony the tools symbolise the mining tradition in the Ore Mountains

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Augustusburg Brand-Erbisdorf Flöha Frauenstein Freiberg Großschirma Oederan Sayda	Bobritzsch Dorfchemnitz Eppendorf Falkenau Frankenstein Großhartmannsdorf Halsbrücke Hilbersdorf Leubsdorf	Lichtenberg Mulda Neuhausen Niederwiesa Oberschöna Rechenberg-Bienenmühle Reinsberg Weißenborn

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2005-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (German)