Crimmitschau is a town in the district of Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. Crimmitschau lies on the river Pleiße in the northern foothills of the O…Crimmitschau is a town in the district of Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. Crimmitschau lies on the river Pleiße in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains. Adjacent communities include: Zwickau, Dennheritz, Neukirchen, Meerane, and Langenbernsdorf in Landkreis of Zwickau; Heyersdorf, Jonaswalde, Ponitz and Thonhausen in Thuringian Landkreis of Altenburger Land; as well as Braunichswalde, Rückersdorf, and Seelingstädt in Thuringia in Landkreis of Greiz.