Chemnitz, Germany

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Chemnitz/Jahnsdorf_Airport
gptkbp:area 220.85 km²
gptkbp:areaCode 0371
gptkbp:cityRights 1170
gptkbp:coatOfArms features a blue lion and a wavy silver bar
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:district urban district (kreisfreie Stadt)
gptkbp:elevation 296 m
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Karl-Marx-Stadt
gptkbp:founded 12th century
gptkbp:hasFootballClub gptkb:Niners_Chemnitz
gptkb:Chemnitzer_FC
gptkbp:historicalEvent heavily bombed in World War II
renamed Karl-Marx-Stadt (1953–1990)
gptkbp:hostedEvent gptkb:European_Capital_of_Culture_2025_(upcoming)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chemnitz, Germany
gptkbp:latitude 50.8333
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Eastern_Germany
gptkbp:longitude 12.9167
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity automotive industry
information technology
mechanical engineering
gptkbp:mayor Sven Schulze (as of 2024)
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Red_Tower
gptkb:Chemnitz_Opera_House
gptkb:Karl_Marx_Monument
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Michael_Ballack
gptkb:Gert_Fröbe
gptkb:Richard_Hartmann
gptkb:Stefan_Heym
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.chemnitz.de
gptkbp:population about 247,000 (2021)
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Chemnitz_tramway_network
gptkbp:region Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge)
gptkbp:renamed 1990
gptkbp:river gptkb:Chemnitz_River
gptkbp:state gptkb:Saxony
gptkbp:timezone CET
gptkbp:timezoneDST CEST
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Manchester,_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Ústí_nad_Labem,_Czech_Republic
gptkb:Ljubljana,_Slovenia
gptkb:Mulhouse,_France
gptkb:Volgograd,_Russia
gptkb:Düsseldorf,_Germany
gptkb:Tampere,_Finland
gptkbp:university gptkb:Chemnitz_University_of_Technology
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode C
gptkbp:zipCode 09001–09247
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gerson_Goldhaber
gptkb:John_W._Kluge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4