Zwönitz

Zwönitz is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 9 km south of Stollberg, and 24 km southwest of Chemnitz.Parts of the cityZwönitz consists of:Population figures 1542 – 570 1697 – 741 1780 – 863 1800 – 1.242 1840 – 1.883 1890 – 2.931 1926 – 3.760 1933 – 3.852 1946 – 7.500 1950 – 10.617 1960 – 8.307 1965 – 9.690 1981 – 11.362 1990 – 13.105 1995 – 12.318 2000 – 12.175 2005 – 11.696 2010 – 11.193 2012 – 12.519Local councilThe elections in May 2014 showed the following results: CDU: 16 Seats The Left: 4 Seats Unabhängige Wählervereinigung Zwönitz : 3 Seats Freie Wähler Gemeinschaft e. V. : 2 Seats SPD: 1 SeatMayors Uwe Schneider (CDU), 1990-2008 Wolfgang Triebert (CDU), since 2008HistoryThe town was founded by Slavs. The monastery Grünhain owned the area since 1286. Zwönitz received its town charter around the turn of the 13th century. It was a customs and trading point with market rights since 1545.Sons and daughters of the town Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694), natural law philosopher and historian (born in Dorfchemnitz) Joachim Meischner (born 1946), biathlete