Chemnitz

city in Saxony, Germany
Place big_city Q2795
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Chemnitz

Summary

Chemnitz is a big city[1]. Chemnitz draws 1,113 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #103 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chemnitz received the European Capital of Culture[3].
  • Chemnitz received the Schleudersachse[4].
  • Chemnitz is located in Saxony[5].
  • Chemnitz is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Chemnitz is on the body of water Chemnitz[7].
  • Chemnitz is on the body of water Bahrebach[8].
  • Chemnitz is on the body of water Q105102622[9].
  • Chemnitz is on the body of water Q20184099[10].
  • Chemnitz is on the body of water Kappelbach[11].
  • Chemnitz is on the body of water Pleißenbach[12].
  • Chemnitz's head of government is recorded as Sven Schulze[13].
  • Chemnitz's instance of is recorded as big city[14].
  • Chemnitz's instance of is recorded as major regional center[15].
  • Chemnitz's instance of is recorded as urban district in Saxony[16].
  • Chemnitz's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[17].
  • Chemnitz's shares border with is recorded as Mittelsachsen[18].
  • Chemnitz's shares border with is recorded as Zwickau[19].
  • Chemnitz's shares border with is recorded as Erzgebirgskreis[20].
  • Chemnitz's shares border with is recorded as Flöha[21].
  • Chemnitz's shares border with is recorded as Gornau[22].
  • Chemnitz is named after Chemnitz[23].
  • Chemnitz's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Adelsberg[24].
  • Chemnitz's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Altchemnitz[25].
  • Chemnitz's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Altendorf[26].
  • Chemnitz's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bernsdorf[27].

Body

Geography

Chemnitz is in the country of Germany[6]. Chemnitz is located in Saxony[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Chemnitz[7], a tributary[28], in Germany[29]; Bahrebach[8], a brook[30], in Germany[31]; Q105102622[9], a brook[32], in Germany[33]; Q20184099[10], a brook[34], in Germany[35]; Kappelbach[11], a brook[36], in Germany[37]; and Pleißenbach[12], a brook[38], in Germany[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city[14], major regional center[15], urban district in Saxony[16], and urban municipality in Germany[17].

History and Context

Chemnitz is named after Chemnitz[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chemnitz include Chemnitzer FC[40], an association football club[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1966[43]; Chemnitz Directorate District[44], a directorate district of Saxony[45], in Germany[46], founded in 2008[47]; Chemnitz Government Region[48], a Regierungsbezirk[49], in Germany[50], founded in 1991[51]; Division of Chemnitz[52], an occurrence[53]; and Autobahnschere Chemnitz[54], a street circuit[55], in Germany[56].

Why It Matters

Chemnitz draws 1,113 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #103 of 300).[2] Chemnitz has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Chemnitz is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for Chemnitz include Chemnitzer FC[40], an association football club[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1966[43]; Chemnitz Directorate District[44], a directorate district of Saxony[45], in Germany[46], founded in 2008[47]; Chemnitz Government Region[48], a Regierungsbezirk[49], in Germany[50], founded in 1991[51]; Division of Chemnitz[52], an occurrence[53]; and Autobahnschere Chemnitz[54], a street circuit[55], in Germany[56].

FAQs

What awards did Chemnitz receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture[3] and Schleudersachse[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+241210'}, {'amount': '+242022'}, {'amount': '+243521'} +17
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 6w ago · Gumideck · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 50.8323531, 'longitude': 12.918914}, {'latitude': 50.8357, 'longitude': 12.92922}
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 4295
    Owner of → Rabenstein Castle, Hans-Ziegler-Straße 6-8, Chemnitz-Gablenz
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 245,618"
  3. 13w ago · Gymnicus · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → Rabenstein Castle, Hans-Ziegler-Straße 6-8, Chemnitz-Gablenz
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1830]]: [[Q1013552]]"
  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 77580
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  5. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+241210'}, {'amount': '+242022'}, {'amount': '+243521'} +17
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  6. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  7. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0221575-Chemnitz-Nemecko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0221575-Chemnitz-Nemecko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  8. 17w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spanish cultural heritage thesauri id → geografico/1202247
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1202247"
  9. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +7
    Instance of → big city, major regional center, urban district in Saxony +1
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Adelsberg, Altchemnitz, Altendorf +35
    Head of government → Sven Schulze, Barbara Ludwig, Peter Seifert +22
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 110926, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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