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{{short description|Town in Saxony, Germany}}
{{About|the town in Saxony}}
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'''Aue''' ({{IPA-|de|ˈʔaʊ̯ə|-|Aue.ogg}}) is a small town in [[Germany]] at the outlet of the river [[Schwarzwasser (Mulde)|Schwarzwasser]] into the river [[Zwickauer Mulde]] in the [[Ore Mountains (Central Europe)|Ore Mountains]], and has roughly 16,000 inhabitants. It was merged into the new town [[Aue-Bad Schlema]] in January 2019. Aue was the administrative seat of the former district of [[Aue-Schwarzenberg]] in [[Saxony]], and is part of the [[Erzgebirgskreis]] since August 2008. It belongs to the Silberberg Town League (''Städtebund Silberberg'')
 
The mining town has been known for its [[copper]], [[titanium]], and [[kaolinite]]. The town was a machine-building and [[cutlery]] manufacturing centre in [[East Germany|East German]] times and is now developing [[tourism]], as the [[Silver Road]] (''Silberstraße'') runs through town. The town is also known for the football club [[FC Erzgebirge Aue]], which is currently playing in the 3rd German division (3. Bundesliga)
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Like [[Schwarzenberg, Saxony|Schwarzenberg]], the town remained unoccupied for a while after the Second World War ended in 1945.
 
From 1952 to 1990, Aue was part of the [[Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt]] of [[East Germany]]. Until 1994, the town was the administrative seat of the district of Aue. With district reform in Saxony that year, Aue became the administrative seat of the newly formed district of Aue-Schwarzenberg.
 
Since 1996, there has been a Silberberg Town League (''Städtebund Silberberg''), to which, besides Aue, also belong Schneeberg, Schwarzenberg, Bad Schlema, Lauter and Lößnitz. In November 2006 the mayors of Aue, Lößnitz, Schneeberg and Bad Schlema expressed the intention of amalgamating their respective municipalities into a united town of Silberberg.
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==Economy and infrastructure==
The town has a station at the junction onof the [[Zwickau–Schwarzenberg railway|Zwickau–Schwarzenberg line]] and the [[Chemnitz-Adorf railway|Chemnitz–Adorf line]]. It is served by [[Regionalbahn]] trains, operated by ''[[Erzgebirgsbahn]]'' (a subsidiary of [[Deutsche Bahn]]) between Zwickau and [[Johanngeorgenstadt]] and by [[Tram-train|Tram-trains]], operated by [[City-Bahn Chemnitz]] between Aue and [[Burgstädt]].
 
=== Coat of arms ===