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Zschopau

Zschopau, a town in the German Bundesland Saxony, on the left bank of the Zschopau River[?], 18 miles south-east from Chemnitz. Its population is 12,307 (2001).

It contains a handsome parish church dedicated to St Martin, a town hall and a castle (Wildeck), built by the Emperor Henry I in 932.

Zschopau is famous for its motorbike industry.

External links

http://www.zschopau.de/ Official city homepage

Based on an old 1911 encyclopedia - Please update as needed

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