Zwenkau is a town in the district of Leipzig in the German state of Saxony, about 15 kilometres south of the city of Leipzig, within the Central German Metropolitan Region. First documented in 974, it is one of Saxony's oldest recorded settlements. A former open-cast lignite mine near the town, closed in 1999, has since been flooded and rehabilitated into the recreational Lake Zwenkau. As of the end of 2024 the town had 9,305 residents across ten subdivisions.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) FAQs
Which document first mentions Zwenkau?
A charter of Emperor Otto II of 30 August 974.
Zwenkau was first mentioned in a charter of Emperor Otto II dated 30 August 974, which names it as Civitas Zuenkouua.
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1. Zwenkau (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 9,452 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.2175, longitude 12.324167
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 130 m
P2046 (area)
area 46.21 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 9452 (2025)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (German): Zwenkau
Wikipedia (German)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 974
Als slawische Siedlung wurde die Stadt 974 [ 4 ] erstmals urkundlich erwähnt und als Civitas im Gau Chutizi bezeichnet.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 974
Als slawische Siedlung wurde die Stadt 974 [ 4 ] erstmals urkundlich erwähnt und als Civitas im Gau Chutizi bezeichnet.
Source text, founding-year: 974
Als slawische Siedlung wurde die Stadt 974 [ 4 ] erstmals urkundlich erwähnt und als Civitas im Gau Chutizi bezeichnet.
View the Source Zwenkau (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
pronunciation: [ˈtsvɛnkaʊ] ) is a town in the district of Leipzig, in Saxony, Germany
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