Original: It was bounded by ( from the west and clockwise ) the district of Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis , the city of Chemnitz , the districts of Mittweida , Meißen and Weißeritzkreis , and by the Czech Republic .
Simplified: The district was established in 1994 by joining the former districts of Freiberg , Brand-Erbisdorf and Flöha .