Economic structure
Schwibbögen (decorative arched candle holders) and Räuchermännchen (carved incense holders in the shape of little men) have made the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) known throughout the world. Less well known is its importance as a location for industry and technology. As a result of the technological and scientific foundations laid by the mining industry over the centuries, including its former use of water power from rivers down in the valleys, the Erzgebirgskreis (Ore Mountains district) developed from a mining region into a business region. Commercial life in the new Erzgebirgskreis benefits from a widely diversified economic structure. Craft, industry, trade, services and tourism provide a balanced economic mix. The Erzgebirge is a recognised business location with an emphasis on metalworking and polymer processing, tool manufacture, machine engineering, electrical engineering and the textile industry. This economic diversity has been growing and prospering for centuries. Above all, it thrives on one catalyst for innovative ability in particular: the people of the Erzgebirge themselves.
Workplace employees by economic sector: 30.06.2017
Total workplace employees of Erzgebirgskreis: 30.06.2017
Profile of Erzgebirgskreis 2018
Agriculture
The Erzgebirgskreis comprises an area of 182,800 hectares. Of this, 74,668 hectares are agricultural production land, with 36,351 hectares of arable farmland and 27,272 hectares of pastureland. Animal production is highly rated, with pig and cattle rearing central to this. Agricultural businesses are increasingly acting as direct marketers, selling their products locally.
Direct marketing in Erzgebirgskreis:
http://www.direktvermarktung-sachsen.de/
Expert information on the topic of agriculture is available from the Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie, Saxony (LfULG; State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology)
https://www.lfulg.sachsen.de/
The LfULG branch in Zwönitz covers the Erzgebirgskreis:
Wiesenstraße 4
08297 Zwönitz
Germany
Telephone: +49 37754 702-21
Fax: +49 37754 702-24/13