The Chemnitz is a river in Saxony, Germany, a right tributary of the

Zwickauer Mulde The Zwickauer Mulde () is a river in Saxony, Germany. It is the left tributary of the Mulde and in length. The source of the river is in the Ore Mountains, near Schöneck, in the Vogtlandkreis. It runs northeast to Aue, then northwest to ...

. It gave name to the city of

Chemnitz Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany ...

, where it is formed by the smaller rivers Zwönitz and Würschnitz. It joins the Zwickauer Mulde near

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 fro ...

, south of

Rochlitz Rochlitz (; hsb, Rochlica) is a major district town ( Große Kreisstadt) in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Rochlitz is the head of the "municipal partnership Rochlitz" (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Rochlitz) with its other member ...

and has a total length of .

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File:Chemnitzfluss in Schweizerthal (1).JPG, Chemnitz river at Schweizerthal in March 2016 File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12903, Sachsen, Hochwasser.jpg, Flood of the Chemnitz in Chemnitz-Furth, January 1932 File:Muldentalbahn bei Chemnitzmündung.JPG, Mouth of the Chemnitz near the bridge Muldentalbahn at Wechselburg in May 2016

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