Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons ...

. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 163. It is located in western

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

, comprising parts of the

Erzgebirgskreis Erzgebirgskreis is a district ('' Kreis'') in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge ("Ore Mountains"), a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border. I ...

Mittelsachsen Mittelsachsen ("Central Saxony") is a district ('' Kreis'') in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. History The district was established by merging the former districts of Döbeln, Freiberg and Mittweida as part of the district reform of August ...

, and

Zwickau Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ' ...

districts. Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Mike Moncsek of the

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(AfD).

Geography

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II is located in western

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Hohndorf,

Jahnsdorf Jahnsdorf is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and ...

, Neukirchen, Oelsnitz, Thalheim, and

Zwönitz Zwönitz () is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 9 km south of Stollberg, and 24 km southwest of Chemnitz. Parts of the town Zwönitz consists of: Population * 1542 – 570 * 1697 – 741 ...

and the ''

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften Municipal associations (german: Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipul ...

'' of Burkhardtsdorf, Lugau, and Stollberg from Erzgebirgskreis district; the municipalities of

Claußnitz Claußnitz is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany. Twin towns * Nová Ľubovňa, Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked ...

Erlau Erlau is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen in Saxony in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and ...

Geringswalde Geringswalde () is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Mittweida, and 27 km north of Chemnitz. History The town was first mentioned in 1233 in a document confirming the esta ...

, Hartmannsdorf,

Königshain-Wiederau Königshain-Wiederau is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Wiederau (Saxony), Wiederau, part of Königshain-Wiederau, is the birthplace of Clara Zetkin. References

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, Lichtenau,

Lunzenau Lunzenau () is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 16 km west of Mittweida, and 18 km northwest of Chemnitz Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is t ...

Penig Penig () is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 19 km northwest of Chemnitz. The old and the new castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from 1378 u ...

, and

Wechselburg Wechselburg () is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is well known for its twelfth century Benedictine monastery, the Wechselburg Priory. The lordship and the castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from ...

and the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaften'' of Burgstädt and Rochlitz from Mittelsachsen district; and the municipalities of

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, Gersdorf,

Hohenstein-Ernstthal Hohenstein-Ernstthal () is a town in the Zwickau rural district, Saxony, Germany. The towns of Hohenstein and Ernstthal were united in 1898, and the town is either known by its hyphenated form, or simply called Hohenstein. The town grew in the 15 ...

, and

Oberlungwitz Oberlungwitz () is a town in the Zwickau (district), Zwickau district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 18 km northeast of Zwickau, and 15 km west of Chemnitz. References

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and the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaften'' of Limbach-Oberfrohna and Rund um den Auersberg from Zwickau district.

History

Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of ''Chemnitzer Land – Stollberg'' and ''Döbeln – Mittweida – Meißen II''. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 164 in the numbering system. Since 2013, it has been number 163. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Marco Wanderwitz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was won by Mike Moncsek of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chemnitzer Umland - Erzgebirgskreis II Federal electoral districts in Saxony 2009 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 2009 Erzgebirgskreis Mittelsachsen Zwickau (district)