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Zschopau, a town in the German Bundesland Saxony, on the left bank of the Zschopau River, 18 miles south-east from Chemnitz. Its population is 12,307 (2001).
It contains a handsome parish church dedicated to St Martin, a town hall and a castle (Wildeck), built by the Emperor Henry I in 932.
Zschopau is famous for its motorbike industry, specifically the MZ and MuZ marques.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
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