Town
Coat of arms
Location of Crimmitschau within Zwickau district
Coordinates: 50°49′5″N 12°23′15″E / 50.81806°N 12.38750°E / 50.81806; 12.38750Coordinates: 50°49′5″N 12°23′15″E / 50.81806°N 12.38750°E / 50.81806; 12.38750
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Zwickau
Subdivisions	13
Government
• Mayor	Holm Günther
Area
• Total	61.04 km2 (23.57 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Population  (2006-12-31)
• Total	21,953
• Density	359.65/km2 (931.49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	08451
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.crimmitschau.de

Crimmitschau (IPA: [ˈkʁɪmɪt͡ʃaʊ̯]) is a town in the rural district of Zwickau in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

The first documentation of Crimmitschau is from 1212.