Zschopau, Saxony, Germany

Zschopau a town in the German state Saxony, is located on both banks of the river Zschopau, 14 km south-east from Chemnitz. It is part of the Erzgebirgskreis district. Its population is 11,584. Zschopau has a handsome parish church dedicated to St Martin, a town hall and a castle (Schloss Wildeck), whose construction started in the twelfth century.

Zschopau is famous for its motorcycle industry, particularly the MZ and MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH brands, and the toy business VEB Plasticart.
Source: Wikipedia- 17.02.2011.

A card from Uwe.