Zwickau (English spelling)

Japanese: ツウィッカウ(英語表記)Zwickau
Zwickau (English spelling)
A city in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany. It is located about 70 km south of Leipzig, on the Zwickau-Armolde River flowing from the Erzgebirge. From the mid-12th century, it developed as a direct imperial city, centering on the market. In 1323, it came under the control of the Wettin family, Margraves of Meissen. The city is where the radical religious reformer T. Müntzer preached from 1520 to 1521. In addition to St. Marien Church (founded 1465-1536, restored 1883-91), St. Catherine Church (14th century), Gewandhaus (1522-36), and town hall (15th century), there is also a museum (1956) commemorating the composer Schumann (1810-56), who was born here. At the center of the coalfields, coal mining, automobile, machinery, textile manufacturing, etc. are carried out. Population 114,632 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:
ドイツ東部,ザクセン州の都市。ライプチヒの南約 70km,エルツ山地から流れるツウィッカウアームルデ川沿いに位置する。 12世紀中頃から帝国直轄都市として市場を中心に発達。 1323年にマイセン辺境伯ウェッティン家の支配下に入った。急進的宗教改革者 T.ミュンツァーが 1520~21年説教をした地。聖マリエン教会 (1465~1536創建,1883~91修復) ,聖カタリナ教会 (14世紀) ,ゲワントハウス (1522~36) ,市庁舎 (15世紀) などのほか,ここで生れた作曲家シューマン (1810~56) を記念する博物館 (1956) もある。炭田地帯の中心で,採炭業のほか,自動車,機械,繊維製品などの製造が行われる。人口 11万 4632 (1991推計) 。

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