Crimmitschau

Geschichte

Crimmitschau is a town in the district of Zwickau in the Free State of Saxony.GeographyCrimmitschau lies on the River Pleiße in the northern foothills of the Erzgebirge.Neighboring municipalitiesAdjacent 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.Municipality subdivisionsCrimmitschau's subdivisions are Rudelswalde, Lauenhain, Langenreinsdorf, Mannichswalde, Frankenhausen, Wahlen, Gösau, Gosel, Gablenz, Blankenhain, Großpillingsdorf, and Harthau.HistoryIn the course of German eastward expansion, the city of Crimmitschau and a castle of the same name 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.