What is Zwickauer Land Rural District?
{{otheruses|rural district in [[Saxony]]|the city|Zwickau}} {{Infobox German District| name=Zwickauer Land| image_coa=Wappen Landkreis Zwickauer Land.png| state=Saxony| capital=[[Werdau]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Regierungsbezirk Chemnitz|Chemnitz]]| area=511.09| population=133,741| population_as_of=2001| density=262| carsign=Z| url=http://www.zwickauerland.de| map=saxony_z.png |dissolved = 2008 |coordinates = {{Coord|50.7|N|12.35|E|region:DE_type:adm2nd|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Zwickauer Land''' was a [[Landkreis]] (rural [[districts in Saxony|district]]) in the south-west of the [[Saxony|Free State of Saxony]], [[Germany]]. The independent [[city]] of [[Zwickau]] is in the middle of the district. It is nearly completely surrounded by the district. In July 2008, the city lost its right to [[administration|administer]] itself, and become a city under the control of the district [[government]]. The rural district was created on [[1 August]] [[1994]]. Its [[capital (city)|capital]] is [[Werdau]]. On [[January 1]], [[1999]], the district was reorganised. [[Cainsdorf]], [[Mosel]], [[Oberrothenbach]] and [[Schlunzig]] were made a part of to Zwickau even though the people living in those towns wanted to stay independent. == Geography == The district is located in the [[Ore Mountains (Germany)|Ore Mountains]] (''Erzgebirge''), with the main [[river]]s being the ''Zwickauer Mulde'' and the ''Pleiße''. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:Wappen Landkreis Zwickauer Land.png|100px]] ||The coat of arms shows symbols of the old countries covered by the district. In the left-top is the [[lion]] of Pleißenland, created in the [[12th century]] by emperor [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick I]]. It symbolizes the complete district. The bars in the top-right are taken from the coat of arms of the family Schönburg, in the north-eastern part of the district. The black [[rose]] in the bottom-left is the symbol of the Wildenfels, for the east part of the district. The lion in the bottom-right is the symbol of th