Mittweida

Mittweida is a metropolis within the district of Mittelsachsen inside the state of Saxony. It is the seat of the executive network Mittweida. Mittweida turned into first mentioned in 1209 and 1286 known as oppidum. Around 1550 counted Mittweida inside the workplace Rochlitz to the middle-sized cities of Saxony. As early because the middle Ages, cloth making and linen weaving had been the main sources of profits. The founding of a spinning mill in 1816 marked the beginning of Mittweida's upward thrust to become one of the most vital textile industry towns in Saxony. In 1924 Mittweida became a district-loose town,

one of the smallest in Germany, but was integrated into the Rochlitz district in 1946 and got here to the Hainichen district in 1952. The corporation, based in 1895 and renamed Mittweidaer Metallwarenfabrik in 1902, evolved into the leading manufacturer of medals, medals and decorations till the cease of World War II in Germany. After the conflict, the employer went to the country-owned business enterprise VEB Walzlagerkafigwerk Mittweida.