What is Aue-Schwarzenberg?
{{Infobox German District | name=Landkreis Aue-Schwarzenberg | image_coa=Wappen Landkreis Aue-Schwarzenberg.svg | state=Saxony | capital=[[Aue]] | regierungsbezirk=[[Chemnitz Government Region|Chemnitz]] |Kreisschlüssel = 14191 |dissolved = 2008 |area=528.25 | population=138,331 | population_as_of=2001 | density=262 | carsign=ASZ | url=http://www.lra-asz.de | map=saxony_asz.png |coordinates = {{coord|50|35|24|N|12|42|00|E|region:DE-SN_type:adm2nd_source:dewiki|display=title}} }} '''Aue-Schwarzenberg''' was a rural district in the [[Free State of Saxony]], in the country of [[Germany]]. It ended in 2008. == History == The districts of Aue and Schwarzenberg were formed in [[1873]]. In [[1994]] both districts were joined in order to form a new district, which was called ''Westerzgebirgskreis'' (the Western [[:wikt:ore|Ore]] Mountains District). It was renamed Aue-Schwarzenberg in [[1995]]. == Geography == The district is located in the western part of the [[Erzgebirge]] (ore) Mountains. The tops of these mountains are also the [[Germany|German]]-[[Czech Republic|Czech]] border. The highest peak in the district is the '''Auersberg''' {{convert|1019|m|ft|lk=on|abbr=on}}, second highest mountain in Saxony. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:Wappen_Landkreis_Aue-Schwarzenberg.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms displays: * The [[bishop]]'s crook, is for the monastery of Grünhain, which was the oldest settlement in that part of the Mountains; * The wolf's teeth, which were the arms of the county of Schwarzenberg; * The black [[cross]] on yellow ground. which was used by the county of Hartenstein, which owned the northern parts of the district. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| ! align=left width=33%|Towns ! align=left width=33%|Municipalities ! align=left width=33%| |- valign=top || # [[Aue]] # [[Eibenstock]] # [[Grünhain-Beierfeld]] # [[Johanngeorgenstadt]] # [[Lauter, Saxony|Lauter]] # [[Lößnitz]] # [[Schneeberg, Saxony|Schneeberg]] # [[Schwarzenberg, Saxony|Schwarzenberg]] || # [[Bad Schlema]]