What is Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis Rural District?
{{Infobox German District| name=Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis| image_coa=DEU Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis COA.svg| state=Saxony| capital=[[Marienberg]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Chemnitz Government Region|Chemnitz]]| Kreisschlüssel = 14181| area=595.36| population=93,483| population_as_of=2001| density=157| carsign=MEK| url=http://www.erzgebirge-mek.de| map=saxony_mek.png |dissolved = 2008 }} The '''Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis''' was a district in the [[Free State of Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It ended in 2008. == History == The district was formed in [[1994]] by joining the two previous districts [[Marienberg]] and [[Zschopau]]. == Geography == The district is located in the [[Erzgebirge]] mountains. The highest point is the {{convert|891|m|ft|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} high ''Hirtstein''. The lowest point, {{convert|305|m|ft|0|abbr=on|lk=on}}, is in [[Witzschdorf]]. 40% of the district is covered by forests. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:DEU Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms shows three symbols of the typical industries of the district. To the left is a wheel, for the many water mills which were in the district. It also symbolizes the more modern industries. The tree to the left stands for the many forests and the timber industry. The hammers in the bottom are a mining symbol, as the district was a centre of ore mining. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| ! align=left width=33%|Towns ! align=left width=33%|Municipalities ! align=left width=33%| |- valign=top || # [[Lengefeld]] # [[Marienberg, Saxony|Marienberg]] # [[Olbernhau]] # [[Wolkenstein]] # [[Zöblitz]] # [[Zschopau]] || # [[Amtsberg]] # [[Börnichen]] # [[Borstendorf]] # [[Deutschneudorf]] # [[Drebach]] # [[Gornau]] # [[Großolbersdorf]] # [[Großrückerswalde]] || <ol start=9> <li>[[Grünhainichen]] <li>[[Heidersdorf]] <li>[[Pfaffroda]] <li>[[Pobershau]] <li>[[Pockau]] <li>[[Seiffen]] <li>[[Venusberg, Saxony|Venusberg]] <li>[[Waldkirchen, Saxony|Waldkirchen]] </ol> |} == Other websites == *[http://www.erzgebirge-mek.de O