In 1994 both districts were merged in order to form a new district, which was called Westerzgebirgskreis and was one year later renamed to the present name (Aue-Schwarzenberg).
Pada tahun 1994, kedua distrik tersebut disatukan dalam rangka membentuk sebuah distrik baru, yang diberi nama Westerzgebirgskreis dan setahun kemudian dinamai ulang hingga nama sekarang (Aue-Schwarzenberg).