Country Germany Disestablished 1 March 2012 Website www.ldc.sachsen.de Date dissolved March 1, 2012 | State Saxony Region seat Chemnitz Capital Chemnitz | |
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Population 1.526 million (31 Dec 2010) | ||
Chemnitz ( [ˈkɛmnɪt͡s]) is one of the three former Direktionsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, located in the south-west of the state. It coincided with the Planungsregion Südsachsen. It was disbanded in March 2012.
History
The Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz came into existence on 1 August 2008, and succeeded the Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz. The territory of the Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz was slightly smaller, and excluded the former district of Döbeln.
References
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