Kirchberg, Saxony

Kirchberg
Town
Panorama of Kirchberg
Coat of arms
Location of Kirchberg within Zwickau district
Kirchberg Show map of Germany Kirchberg Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 50°37′20″N 12°31′32″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Zwickau
Government
• Mayor (2020–27)	Dorothee Obst[1]
Area
• Total	39.58 km^2 (15.28 sq mi)
Elevation	349 m (1,145 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,082
• Density	200/km^2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	08107
Dialling codes	37602
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.kirchberg.de

Kirchberg is a town in the Zwickau district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the western part of the Ore Mountains, 11 km south of Zwickau.

Notable people

• Christoph Graupner (1683–1760), musician and composer. The high school in Kirchberg is named after him.
• Robert Seidel (1850–1933), politician, took part in the founding congress of the SPD. There is a street named after him in Kirchberg.

References

1. Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.