page_title: Chemnitz
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Chemnitz / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: This picture shows the stand behind the goal in the Stadion an der Gellertstraße in Chemnitz, Germany. In the right hand corner is the away supporters stand. This picture was taken during the First round DFB-Cup match of Chemnitzer FC vs. Alemannia Aachen.
context_page_description: Chemnitz is the third largest city in the German federal 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 after Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden. The city is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region, and lies in the middle of a string of cities sitting in the densely populated northern foreland of the Elster and Ore Mountains, stretching from Plauen in the southwest via Zwickau, Chemnitz and Freiberg to Dresden in the northeast.
  Located in the Ore Mountain Basin, the city is surrounded by the Ore Mountains to the south and the Central Saxon Hill Country to the north. The city stands on the Chemnitz River, which is formed through the confluence of the rivers Zwönitz and Würschnitz in the borough of Altchemnitz.
  The name of the city as well as the names of the rivers are of Slavic origin. Chemnitz is the third largest in the Thuringian-Upper Saxon dialect area after Leipzig and Dresden. The city's economy is based on the service sector and manufacturing industry. Chemnitz University of Technology has around 10,000 students.
context_section_description: BV Chemnitz 99 (basketball, men)
  Chemnitzer FC (football)
  Chemcats Chemnitz (basketball, women)
  VfB Fortuna Chemnitz (football)
  Post SV Chemnitz (swimming)
  Schwimmclub Chemnitz v. 1892 e.V. (swimming)
  TSV Einheit Süd Chemnitz (swimming, gymnastics, volleyball, skittles)
  ERC Chemnitz e.V. (ice hockey, skater hockey)
  CTC-Küchwald (tennis)
  Floor Fighters Chemnitz (floorball)
  ESV LOK Chemnitz (luge)
  Chemnitzer EC (figure skating, ice dancing, curling)
  Chemnitz Crusaders (American football)
  Tower Rugby Chemnitz (rugby)
  SV Eiche Reichenbrand (football)
  USG Chemnitz e.V. abt Cricket Club (cricket)
caption: Stadion an der Gellertstraße
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