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Chemnitz

Chemnitz is a city in southwestern Saxony, and the third-largest city in the state, after Dresden and Leipzig. The settlement developed around a monastery, and was granted city status in 1170. Wikivoyage

Population 247,252 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

All 52 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Chemnitz Mitte 780 m, Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof 1.2 km, Chemnitz Süd 1.3 km, Bahnhof Küchwaldwiese 1.7 km, Bahnbetriebswerk/Kosmonautenzentrum Hp 1.8 km, Tennisplätze Hp 2.0 km, Chemnitz Küchwald 2.5 km, Chemnitz-Schönau 3.3 km, Chemnitz-Borna Hp 3.3 km, Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf 4.1 km, Technikmuseum Seilablaufanlage 4.2 km, Chemnitz-Reichenhain 4.4 km, Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf Museumsbahnsteig 4.7 km, Chemnitz-Riemenschneiderstraße 5.4 km, Chemnitz-Siegmar 5.5 km, Chemnitz-Erfenschlag Mitte 5.6 km, Wittgensdorf Mitte 5.6 km

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