Limbach-Oberfrohna
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Chemnitz |
| District | Zwickau |
| Municipal assoc. | Limbach-Oberfrohna |
| Town subdivisions | 7 |
| Mayor | Hans-Christian Rickauer (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 50.17 km2 (19.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 349 m (1145 ft) |
| Population | 26,597 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 530 /km2 (1,373 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | Z |
| Postal code | 09212 |
| Area codes | 03722, 037609 |
| Website | www.limbach-oberfrohna.de |
Limbach-Oberfrohna is a town in the district of Zwickau in the German Free State of Saxony.
[edit] Main sights
- Schloss (Castle) Wolkenburg
- Protestant church in Oberfrohna
- Wasserturm ("Water Tower")
- Town Hall
- Limbach Municipal Church
[edit] Economy
Limbach-Oberfrohna is situated in the manufacturing district of Chemnitz. It has a public park and a monument to the composer Johann Pache. Its industries in the past included the making of worsteds, cloth, silk and sewing-machines, dyeing and bleaching. However, these industries collapsed almost completely after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Today, the biggest employers in the town are Siemens VDO, a former branch of the Siemens AG and manufacturer of car-supplies together with other mechanical-engineering firms.
[edit] Transportation
The town is situated near the BAB 4 (Bundesautobahn 4) and BAB 72. Chemnitz, a city with a long existing mechanical-engineering-industry, is situated about 15 km to the west of Limbach-Oberfrohna.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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