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Sankt Egidien, St. Egidien, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

Alternative Names:	Saint Egidien, Sankt Egidien
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Region:	St. Egidien, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Latitude:	50° 47' 10" N
Longitude:	12° 37' 26" E
Lat/Long (dec):	50.78617,12.62395
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:	3,709 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:	2841639
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2841639:3
GUID:	76ae7cc5-b2c0-4c6a-bf5d-0807b9d1622d

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 48' 25" N	12° 38' 42" E	2.8km (1.7 miles)
Callenberg South open cut No. 1, Callenberg, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 49' 28" N	12° 39' 11" E	4.7km (2.9 miles)
Hohndorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 36" N	12° 40' 32" E	6.0km (3.7 miles)
Oberwald quarry (Kiefernberg quarry), Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 49' 13" N	12° 41' 25" E	6.0km (3.7 miles)
Karl-May Cave, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 49' 32" N	12° 41' 13" E	6.2km (3.9 miles)
Heleneschacht Mine, Hohndorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 32" N	12° 41' 0" E	6.4km (4.0 miles)
Pluto-Schacht, Gersdorf, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 48" N	12° 41' 50" E	6.8km (4.2 miles)
Idaschacht Mine, Hohndorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 21" N	12° 41' 16" E	6.9km (4.3 miles)
Merkur-Schacht, Gersdorf, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 44" N	12° 41' 54" E	6.9km (4.3 miles)
Vereinigtfeldschacht Mine, Hohndorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 6" N	12° 40' 50" E	6.9km (4.3 miles)
Zechenberg, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 48' 30" N	12° 43' 26" E	7.5km (4.6 miles)
St Lampertus mine, Zechenberg, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 48' 19" N	12° 43' 33" E	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Kaisergrube-Schacht II, Gersdorf, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 47" N	12° 42' 37" E	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Kaisergrube-Schacht I, Gersdorf, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 40" N	12° 42' 43" E	7.7km (4.8 miles)
St Anna Mine, Zechenberg, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 48' 34" N	12° 43' 41" E	7.8km (4.8 miles)
Wille Gottes mine, Zechenberg, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 48' 31" N	12° 43' 44" E	7.8km (4.8 miles)
Electra power station, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 43' 50" N	12° 41' 41" E	7.9km (4.9 miles)
Concordiaschacht Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 13" N	12° 42' 28" E	8.0km (5.0 miles)
VEB Steinkohlenwerk Martin Hoop, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 43' 34" N	12° 33' 36" E	8.0km (5.0 miles)
Friedensschacht Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 43' 55" N	12° 42' 17" E	8.3km (5.2 miles)
Gewerkschaft Deutschland Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 43' 34" N	12° 41' 39" E	8.3km (5.2 miles)
Callenberg North open cut No. 1, Callenberg, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 51' 15" N	12° 40' 19" E	8.3km (5.2 miles)
Hedwigschacht Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 43' 46" N	12° 42' 5" E	8.3km (5.2 miles)
Callenberg North open cut No. 2, Callenberg, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 51' 44" N	12° 38' 27" E	8.6km (5.3 miles)
Vertrauenschacht mine, Lugau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 19" N	12° 43' 32" E	8.9km (5.5 miles)
Vereinsglückschacht Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 43' 6" N	12° 41' 51" E	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Gotteshilfeschacht Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 43' 31" N	12° 42' 57" E	9.4km (5.8 miles)
Wüstenbrand quarry, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	50° 48' 23" N	12° 45' 15" E	9.4km (5.9 miles)
Gewerkschaft Gottes Segen Mine, Lugau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 2" N	12° 43' 55" E	9.6km (5.9 miles)
Victoriaschacht Mine, Lugau, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 44' 25" N	12° 44' 33" E	9.8km (6.1 miles)

The old serpentinite quarry

Oberwald quarry, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany

Entry of the "cave" (adit)

Karl-May Cave, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany

View of the Oelsnitz hard coal mining area, in 1904.

Hedwigschacht Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

The old serpentinite quarry

Oberwald quarry, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany

Entry of the "cave" (adit)

Karl-May Cave, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany

View of the Oelsnitz hard coal mining area, in 1904.

Hedwigschacht Mine, Oelsnitz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

The old serpentinite quarry

Oberwald quarry, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany

Entry of the "cave" (adit)

Karl-May Cave, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany

Minerals recorded nearby (within 9.8 km)

ⓘ var: Chromium-bearing Mimetite

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ Tenorite

ⓘ Todorokite

ⓘ Tridymite

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Al Chloride-Hydroxide-Hydrate)'

ⓘ Vanadinite

ⓘ Vauquelinite

ⓘ Volkonskoite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 9.8 km)

ⓘ Serpentinite

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Bohemian Massif, Europe	Massif
Germany	Country
Saxony, Germany	State
Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	District
Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany	Municipality

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Germany, Sachsen, Zwickau, Rund um den Auersberg	86.14.365.4276.0.0
Germany, Sachsen, Zwickau, Rund um den Auersberg, St. Egidien	86.14.365.4276.9340.0

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