Werdau

Werdau
The town hall in Werdau
Coat of arms
Werdau
Location of Werdau within Zwickau district
Coordinates: 50°44′N 12°23′E / 50.733°N 12.383°ECoordinates: 50°44′N 12°23′E / 50.733°N 12.383°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Zwickau
Government
• Mayor	Stefan Czarnecki (CDU)
Area
• Total	65.60 km^2 (25.33 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	21,039
• Density	320/km^2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	08412
Dialling codes	03761
Vehicle registration	Z, GC, HOT, WDA
Website	www.werdau.de

Werdau is a town in Germany, part of the Landkreis Zwickau in the Free State of Saxony. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 8 km from Zwickau.

In 1905, the city held a contest for the design of a new town hall (see right), as the old one built in 1727 had become too small. The tower and floorplan of one design was combined with the façade of another, and ground was broken for construction on August 1, 1908. It was inaugurated on April 26, 1911, with Frederick Augustus III of Saxony in attendance.^[2][3]

• 
  Marien-Church
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  City Museum
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  Cemetery chapel
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  Advertising clock
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  Catholic Church

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.
2. Griesbacher, Thomas. "Werdau". Retrieved 2009-01-11.
3. "Town Hall" (in German). Werdau.de. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-11.

See also

• Media related to Werdau at Wikimedia Commons