Country Germany District Zwickau Elevation 253 m (830 ft) Area 19.77 km² Local time Friday 5:42 PM Dialling code 03764 | State Saxony Municipal assoc. Meerane Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 16,517 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 08393 Team Meeraner SV | |
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Meerane is a town in the Zwickau district of Saxony, Germany. It lies midway between the towns of Altenburg and Zwickau, west of Chemnitz.
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Map of Meerane, Germany
As of 31 December 2015, there were 14,851 inhabitants. The population has declined from a peak of over 26,000 in the 1940s.
Meerane was once important for the manufacture of woollen and mixed cloths; associated industries such as dyeworks, tanneries and machine factories were also located there.
Population Development
In 1546 there were 193 inhabitants, in 1583 120 propertyholders and in 1750 100 houses in the town and 159 houses in the vicinity.
Historical population (from 1960 on 31 December):
Data source from 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
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