Annaberg district

Annaberg was a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It ended on August 1, 2008.

 History 
The district of Annaberg was established in 1874. The capital city was formed in 1945 when the towns of Annaberg and Buchholz were joined to form Annaberg-Buchholz.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms displays:
 Top left: the arms of the counts of Schönburg-Waldenburg
 Middle left: the arms of the counts of Werben
 Bottom left: the arms of the counts of Wolkenstein; this family as well as the two above-mentioned lines all had possessions in this part of the Ore Mountains during the late Middle Ages
 Right: the lion was the heraldic animal of the margravate of Meissen, the predecessor state of Saxony; in these arms the lion holds the mining tools in its fore-paw, symbolising the mining tradition of the Ore Mountains

 Towns and municipalities 
TownsMunicipalities Annaberg-Buchholz
 Ehrenfriedersdorf
 Elterlein
 Geyer
 Jöhstadt
 Oberwiesenthal
 Scheibenberg
 Schlettau
 Thum Bärenstein
 Crottendorf
 Gelenau
 Königswalde
 Mildenau
 Sehmatal
 Tannenberg
 Thermalbad Wiesenbad

 Other websites 
 Official website  (German, requires Java for navigation)
 Inofficial website (German)

Category:Old Rural District of Saxony
Category:1874 establishments in Europe
Category:1870s establishments in Germany
Category:2008 disestablishments in Germany