List of cities in Saxony by population

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The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Saxony with a population of more than 15,000. [1] As of December 31, 2017, 41 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

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Leipzig Leipzig Fockeberg Zentrum.jpg
Leipzig
Dresden Dresden-Altstadt von der Marienbruecke-II.jpg
Dresden
Chemnitz Schlosskirche am Schlossteich..jpg
Chemnitz
Zwickau Zwickau Hauptmarkt Panorama.jpg
Zwickau
Plauen Plauen i.V. Zentrum.jpg
Plauen
Gorlitz Goerlitz stadtansicht.jpg
Görlitz
Freiberg Altstadt von Freiberg.jpg
Freiberg
Bautzen City Bautzen Germany 104.JPG
Bautzen

The following table lists the 41 cities and communes in Saxony with a population of at least 25,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. [2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

  1. The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German [2]
  2. The city name [2]
  3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts) [2]
  4. The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany [2]
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census [3]
  6. The city land area as of December 31, 2017 [2]
  7. The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area) [2]
2017
Rank		Citydistrict2017 estimate2011 Census2017 land area2017 pop. density
1 Leipzig urban district581,980502,979298 km21,954/km2
2 Dresden urban district551,072512,354328 km21,678/km2
3 Chemnitz urban district246,855240,253221 km21,117/km2
4 Zwickau Zwickau (district) 90,19293,081103 km2879.2/km2
5 Plauen Vogtlandkreis 65,14864,468102 km2638.0/km2
6 Görlitz Görlitz (district) 56,39154,44167.5 km2835.2/km2
7 Freiberg Mittelsachsen 41,49639,82548.3 km2858.8/km2
8 Bautzen Bautzen (district) 39,42940,27366.7 km2591.2/km2
9 Freital Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 39,30038,38840.5 km2971.6/km2
10 Pirna Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 38,27637,45153.1 km2721.4/km2
11 Radebeul Meissen (district) 33,95433,20126.1 km21,299/km2
12 Hoyerswerda Bautzen (district) 33,11636,10795.5 km2346.7/km2
13 Riesa Meissen (district) 30,39232,53958.9 km2515.9/km2
14 Grimma Leipzig (district) 28,15329,271218 km2129.0/km2
15 Meissen Meissen (district) 28,06127,05530.9 km2907.5/km2
16 Zittau Görlitz (district) 25,57526,77766.8 km2383.1/km2
17 Delitzsch Delitzsch (district) 24,79425,36185.9 km2288.6/km2
18 Markkleeberg Leipzig (district) 24,64423,67231.4 km2783.8/km2
19 Limbach-Oberfrohna Zwickau (district) 24,06624,72150.2 km2479.3/km2
20 Döbeln Döbeln (district) 23,72824,48591.7 km2258.6/km2
21 Glauchau Zwickau (district) 22,71823,57851.6 km2440.1/km2
22 Coswig Meissen (district) 20,89920,68925.9 km2807.5/km2
23 Reichenbach im Vogtland Vogtlandkreis 20,88222,39934.5 km2606.0/km2
24 Werdau Zwickau (district) 20,79521,71265.6 km2316.9/km2
25 Torgau Torgau-Oschatz 20,08820,700103 km2195.4/km2
26 Annaberg-Buchholz Erzgebirgskreis 20,00021,10528.1 km2710.5/km2
27 Borna Leipzig (district) 19,26319,78462.4 km2308.5/km2
28 Crimmitschau Zwickau (district) 18,74620,07861.1 km2306.6/km2
29 Auerbach (Vogtland) Vogtlandkreis 18,56219,60455.5 km2334.3/km2
30 Radeberg Bautzen (district) 18,45118,03929.8 km2618.5/km2
31 Großenhain Meissen (district) 18,23018,797130 km2139.8/km2
32 Schkeuditz Nordsachsen 17,90516,92281.5 km2219.8/km2
33 Marienberg Erzgebirgskreis 17,14018,033134 km2128.4/km2
34 Schwarzenberg Erzgebirgskreis 16,91218,10946.3 km2365.2/km2
35 Heidenau Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 16,59815,95311.1 km21,499/km2
36 Weißwasser Görlitz (district) 16,34818,17563.4 km2257.8/km2
37 Wurzen Leipzig (district) 16,22016,92869.0 km2234.9/km2
38 Aue Erzgebirgskreis 16,01216,98120.9 km2765.4/km2
39 Eilenburg Nordsachsen 15,60715,79446.8 km2333.2/km2
40 Markranstädt Leipzig (district) 15,55114,76358.5 km2266.0/km2
41 Taucha Nordsachsen 15,54314,12833.2 km2467.7/km2

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References

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  3. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.
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