Zwickau
a city in W Saxony, in E Germany.
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Moreover the conditions existing in Zwickau are hardly typical of German industry as a whole.
The Theory and Policy of Labour Protection | Albert Eberhard Friedrich SchffleIn a letter of Luther's, called forth by Melanchthon, he judged very correctly of the spirits of Zwickau.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon | Karl Friedrich LedderhoseKarlstadt now remained quiet for a few years, and the prophets from Zwickau had to leave Wittenberg.
Life of Luther | Gustav JustThe excitement of the people was increased by the arrival of three men known in history as the Zwickau prophets.
It is this daring faith in divine illumination that brings the Zwickau teachers most nearly into touch with the Anabaptists.
British Dictionary definitions for Zwickau
/ (German ˈtsvɪkau) /
a city in E Germany, in Saxony: Anabaptist movement founded here (1521); coal-mining and industrial centre. Pop: 99 846 (2003 est)
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