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Chemnitzer Land
District
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°50′N 12°53′E / 50.833°N 12.883°E / 50.833; 12.883
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Adm. region	Chemnitz
Disbanded	2008
Capital	Glauchau
Area
• Total	336 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	139,800
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	GC
Website	landkreis-chemnitzer-land.de

Chemnitzer Land was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended in 2008.

The district has a very big population because the East German government tried to make the area very industrial.

The district was created in 1994 by joining the old districts of Glauchau and Hohenstein-Ernstthal. In 2008, part of city of Zwickau will become part of the district. The rest of the city will become part of Zwickauer Land.

The lion is the heraldic lion of Saxony. The red and white pattern is taken from the arms of the counts of Schönburg-Glauchau.

• Official website Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine (German)