Südwestsachsen region

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The Südwestsachsen region is an area in southwestern Saxony, Germany, known for its industrial heritage, mid-sized cities, and varied landscapes shaped by rivers such as the Chemnitz.

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southwestern Saxony 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf planning region
region
borderedBy Bavaria
Czech Republic
Thuringia NERFINISHED
climate temperate continental-influenced climate
contains Chemnitz NERFINISHED
District of Erzgebirgskreis
surface form: Erzgebirgskreis

Plauen
Vogtlandkreis
Zwickau NERFINISHED
Zwickau district
Chemnitz
surface form: city of Chemnitz (district-free city)
country Germany
economicProfile export-oriented industry
manufacturing-oriented
governedBy Saxon state government (for regional planning)
hasCharacteristic industrial heritage
mid-sized cities
varied landscapes
hasCityType medium-sized cities
hasLandscapeFeature Ore Mountains
Vogtland
river valleys
hasRiver Weiße Elster
River Mulde
surface form: Zwickauer Mulde
hasTransportInfrastructure motorway connections
railway network
historicalDevelopment shaped by industrialization in the 19th and 20th centuries
knownFor automotive industry
mechanical engineering
textile industry
language German
locatedIn Saxony
surface form: Free State of Saxony

eastern Germany
Südwestsachsen region self-linksurface differs
surface form: southwestern Saxony
partOf Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany

Chemnitz region
surface form: NUTS-2 region Chemnitz

Saxony NERFINISHED
planningFunction regional development
spatial planning
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
traversedBy Chemnitz River

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Chemnitz River flowsThrough Südwestsachsen region
Südwestsachsen region locatedIn Südwestsachsen region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: southwestern Saxony