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Zwickau (German pronunciation: [ˈtsvɪkaʊ] ⓘ; Polish: Ćwików; Czech: Cvikov) is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony, Germany, after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District.
- Marienkirche. As old as the 1100s, Zwickau’s cathedral was redesigned as a magnificent Late Gothic hall church between 1463 and 1565. The Baroque spire came a little later, replacing the old Gothic one in the 1670s after it was struck by lightning.
- Horch Museum. Zwickau’s former Audi plant is a car museum named after the engineer and automobile pioneer August Horch. In 1932 he founded what we know as Audi, as a union of four brands, Audi, Horch, Wanderer and DWK, each now symbolised by a ring in Audi’s badge.
- Katharinenkirche. Reworked around the same period as the Marienkirche due to a fire in 1403,, the Katharinenkirche is also a hall church in the Late Gothic style.
- Robert-Schumann-Haus. The composer Robert Schumann was born in the house on the corner of Hauptmarkt in 1810. His childhood home is now a museum comprising the world’s largest exhibition on Schumann’s career.
- DictionaryZwick·au/ˈtsvikˌou/
- 1. a mining and industrial city in southeastern Germany, in Saxony; population 96,800 (est. 2006).
- Anwesha Ray
- August Horch Museum. Museum. Display at Horch Museum | © WikimediaImages / Pixabay. The August Horch Museum is a must-visit for automobile enthusiasts.
- Marienkirche. Church. St. Marienkirche Zwickau | © Aarp65 / Wikimedia Commons. Marienkirche, or the cathedral of St. Mary, is the most important monument in Zwickau and adds ample character to the city’s skyline.
- Robert-Schumann-Haus. Museum. Robert Schumann-Haus in Zwickau | © André Karwath / Wikipedia. This museum is dedicated to the work and life of gifted German composer and music critic Robert Schumann, a household name in the field of music of the Romantic age.
- Max-Pechstein-Museum Kunstsammlungen. Museum. This century-old museum is a treasure-trove of artwork. The admirable collection in this museum spans several eras, including Late Gothic and Expressionists paintings by famous artists.
Zwickau, city, Saxony Land (state), Germany. It lies on the Zwickauer Mulde River, at the entrance to the western Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge), south of Leipzig. Slavic in origin, it was mentioned in 1118 as a trading centre.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Zwickau is a city in Saxony. Its rich history includes being the birthplace of the 19th-century composer Robert Schumann and of a number of automotive makes. Horch and its junior companion brand Audi, which is now based in Ingolstadt, and the post-war East German small car Trabant, were founded here.
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Zwickau is the seat of the West Saxon University of Zwickau (German: Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau) with campuses in Zwickau, Markneukirchen, Reichenbach im Vogtland and Schneeberg (Erzgebirge). The city is the birthplace of composer Robert Schumann.
First documented in 1118, Zwickau is much more than just "a" Saxon town! Thomas Müntzer and Martin Luther preached here. Robert Schumann, Max Pechstein and Gert Fröbe are sons of the city. Silver and coal mining left their mark. Zwickau is best known as a city of automobiles.
