Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
Chemnitz is a city in southwestern Saxony, and the third-largest city in the state, after Dresden and Leipzig. The settlement developed around a monastery, and was granted city status in 1170.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chemnitz Railway Station and Stadion an der Gellertstraße.
Chemnitz Railway Station
Railway station
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Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany.
Stadion an der Gellertstraße
Stadium
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Stadion an der Gellertstraße is a single-use football stadium in Chemnitz, Germany and the home stadium of Chemnitzer FC. Between 1950 and 1990, the stadium was called "Dr.-Kurt-Fischer-Stadion". The stadium was later nicknamed the "Fischerwiese".
Opernhaus Chemnitz
Theater building
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Theater Chemnitz is a German municipal theater organization based in Chemnitz. Performances of opera, ballet, plays, symphonic concerts, and puppet theater take place in its three main venues: The opera company has produced a series of rarely performed works, and several German premieres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schloßchemnitz and Furth.
Furth
Suburb
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Furth is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km north of Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz.
Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
- Type: Locality with 246,000 residents
- Also known as: “Chemnitz” and “Stadtkreis Karl-Marx-Stadt”
- Location: Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.8319° or 50° 49′ 55″ northLongitude
12.9361° or 12° 56′ 10″ eastPopulation
246,000Elevation
307 metres (1,007 feet)Open location code
9F2JRWJP+QCGeoNames ID
2892916
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