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The city is situated along the Chemnitz River,
at the north foot of the "Erzgebirge", near Dresden.
Saint Benedict founded here in 529 the monastry "Monte Casino". It began as a
trading place on a salt route to Prague and was subsequently
granted city rights in 1143.
Chemnitz was granted a monopoly in textile bleaching in 1357, thus
promoting the development of the linen industry there and increasing
trade. The city grew
as a trade center, but was devastated in the Thirty Years War (1618–48),
and recovered its prosperity after the introduction (late 17th cent.) of
cotton milling.
In the 19th century a
machine-construction industry began in Chemnitz, stimulated by the
development of the coal and lignite fields of middle Saxony. The first
spinning mill in Germany was operating in Chemnitz in 1800, and the
first machine tools and the first German locomotive were made there.
The city was severely damaged in World
War II, but it has been largely restored.From 1953-1990 the city was named "Karl-Marx-Stadt".
After a vote in 1990,
shortly after German reunification,
the citizens decided to drop the "Karl-Max-Stadt" and to live again in
"Chemnitz".
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