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"The socialism become young again" was up to 140,000 inhabitants in the GDR
Zwickau population development, initially characterized by a steep uphill. From the mid-19th Century to the beginning of World War II, the number of Zwickau due to heavy industrialization by about 500 percent to 85,000. On 1 January 1944 came before the city into new dimensions by incorporation the suburb Planitz they broke the 100,000 mark and was the city. Plauen Zwickau outdated and Görlitz in Saxony and since then the fourth largest municipality.
left after the war in Zwickau many refugees from East Prussia and Pomerania, Lower Silesia, and especially from the Sudetenland. The population reached its historical high of 138 844 - the city was bursting at the seams almost. In 1962, the magazine wrote "time in the picture" in a report on the Leipzig Central Station and its 140 000 passengers per day: "If all the Zwickau, gathered from baby to old man, on the main train station, it would represent approximately Number of travelers who arrive here daily in 420 trains or go away. "In the 1968 the 850th City Anniversary published hard brochure stated: ". We wish you a pleasant stay in our old and venerable city, which is by socialism again become young and which, with nearly 130,000 inhabitants, the ninth largest city in the German Democratic Republic"
Perspective calculated the City planners with 150,000 Zwick Auer. In fact, the population was slow in the southern East-large city, but diminishing. In the course of the construction of large housing estates and Eckersbach Neuplanitz in the 1970s and 80s, there were only slight population growth. Zwickau in 1986 was among the great cities of the East on the 13th Place. In 1989 119,000 people lived here. Main reasons for the significant decline: Many Zwickau East Germany went for travel and consumption constraints the back, which was dominated by the coal mining industry as a city worth living in little, the old building fell into disrepair and housing was missing. After the change, the accelerated migration to West Germany, the rural exodus and the progressive aging of the downward trend.
aging population permanently suppressed Zwickau down
late 1990s Zwickau The smallest major city, the biggest small town in Germany: In 1998, the population dropped to 54 years for the first time under the 100,000 mark, but climbed again in 1999 by just over incorporations. Zwickau 2003, the small-town club again and probably forever with (by definition it is strictly speaking about a central city). In the first half of 2010, the population went back to 396th This negative trend is in the East German trend and is similar to the demographics in Cottbus, Gera and Schwerin. Zwickau is likely soon no longer belong to the 100 largest cities: the city since 1970, slipped by more than 30 seats to the rear and finished on the record date 31. December 2009, the 87th Place in medium sized towns in seventh place.
pleasing: 2009 Zwickau posted in a long time to more-than-migration. Rents for apartments in prime locations have increased. The "Free Press" reported growing interest in western German states in parades to Zwickau. Reasons for this could be the lower cost of living or to spend the desire to age in the old country. Positive signals such as these can not stop the demographic transformation. Because there are significantly more deaths than births. From 1990 to 2009 soared, according to the State Statistical Office in the district Zwickau today the average age of the population high by 6.5 to 47.2 years now. According to an EU study in the Chemnitz region live in Europe 2030, percentages, most retirees. Approximately 37 percent of citizens are then more than 65 years, 70 to 100 workers would pensioners. In the town of Zwickau in 2009 shrank the population of the 16 - to 25-year-olds (-540), 26 - (-90) to 40-year-olds and 41 - to 64-year-olds (-545), while significantly more people aged 65 years (+430) announced. After all: The children from 0 to 6 years (+78) and 7 to 15 years (+71) Zwickau recorded slight growth.
The Bertelsmann Foundation Zwickau predicts a population of more than 80,000 in 2025. The Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony says the district Zwickau a decline of 345 100 inhabitants (2009) to up to 281 600 (2025) advance. This downward trend marks Zwickau challenges in age-appropriate family-friendly town planning and social policy. The city has become too far-garment must be cut through measures such as demolition and partial demolition, especially in plate areas, and accessible to new dimensions. To stop migration and birth kink, it requires long-term educational and employment opportunities for young people and social assistance for young families.
Finds Zwickau incorporations back to its former size?
through voluntary or statutory incorporations could return Zwickau, at least temporarily in the circle of the great. Because of Saxony-liberal government introduces a surface factor of funds allocated to cities and towns, would incorporations in this respect an advantage. How thick the Zwickau commuter belt is, appears in the addition of the population: in Zwickau, the directly adjacent locations Werdau, Wilkau-Haßlau, Glauchau, Crimmitschau, Mülsen, Reinsdorf, light pine, Dennheritz, Neukirchen / splices, Hirschfeld and town life Meerane over 200,000 people.
would be along the lines of a model Planitzer Concentration of Zwickau Wilkau-Haßlau (11,000 inhabitants), which is immediately adjacent to the Zwickau district Cainsdorf conceivable. Wilkau-Haßlau companies, such as the global operating Zwickau GmbH worsted share, in its corporate name already on the colorful names of the big neighbor. Reinsdorf, where the local television station Television Zwickau is located, would bring into a marriage 8,000 residents. The benefits the Zwickau-Ost motorway situated community with its vast industrial area of the nearby county seat. The other big villages Mülsen (12,000) and light pine (6,800) candidates for incorporation into question. Lichtentanne in 1939 already the fire districts Maxhütte and 1999 and the freedom of settlement at Zwickau resign. Unlikely an alliance with the cities Werdau (22 800), Crimmitschau (21,100) and Glauchau (24,500) is.
If there is no burst of city incorporations and dream again, can take comfort that the city is larger than some countries in the world to be. These include Antigua and Barbuda, Seychelles, Dominica, Andorra, Marshall Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Palau, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and Vatican City.
'relegation to the second division ": Zwickau had to give up urban district status
The Free State of Saxony 2025 will lose up to half a million inhabitants - the population is well below four million. Against this demographic backdrop of Saxony were consolidated districts by law in 2008 to form larger units. The administrative reform had implications for Zwickau: The former city lost after 101 years, yet their status of an independent urban district and became part of the district Zwickau. Former Mayor Dietmar Vettermann compared the loss of the so-called circle of freedom with a relegation to the second division, resigned from the CDU and informed about it by fax Party leader and Chancellor Angela Merkel. His successor Pia Findeiß (SPD) acknowledged an Significant loss of their city. She dressed but not in the "sulking" back and said, Zwickau continues to be the livable city in the region.
Since then, Zwickau largest by far of Saxony district town and the newly tailored, 340,000 inhabitants, Zwickau (14 cities, 19 towns, car registration number Z) one of the most populous in the state. Since it has some 950 square kilometers, the smallest area, a particularly high population density. The circle belongs to the District Directorate Chemnitz (GDR district Karl-Marx-Stadt, and later: Region Chemnitz) on. Zwickau, where is the second largest city.
look into a more glorious past: the rich and district Zwickau
The loss was the circle of freedom for the former empire, district and city level, the negative point in the process of gradual shrinkage of their administrative importance. In the state of the imperial city of Zwickau in 1290 was raised by King Rudolf von Habsburg. The place was in need of money to his followers as a security object - not a very happy situation for Zwickau. 1362 ended the era of Imperial City. Later Zwickau was the capital of Saxony entire southwest region. The District Directorate (later district government) Zwickau corresponded roughly to the current management district Chemnitz. 1871 lived where 959 000 people - was the largest district of Zwickau in Saxony, in Dresden, Leipzig and Bautzen! From 1900, the area code captaincy Chemnitz was divided. 1939 from the governor of the district team Zwickau. He had about 854 000 inhabitants and included the urban districts Aue, Crimmitschau, Plauen, Reichenbach, Werdau and Zwickau and the rural districts Auerbach, Oelsnitz, Plauen, Zwickau and Schwarzenberg. After the founding of the GDR, the government district of Zwickau in the new district Karl-Marx-Stadt - the most populous and most densely populated region of the country. Zwickau was now the largest East German city without its own district.
sources
- Andreas Oettel: manage the breakdown of Saxony in the 19th and 20 Century. Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony.
- Günter Meier: History of the City of Zwickau (Wartberg-Verlag)
- Statistics: Wikipedia, The Earth. Haak Little Atlas (1988); Zwickau Official Journal 3 / 2010, Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony; http://www.zwickau.de/
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