Flöha
Flöha | |
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Flöha | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Flöha
within Mittelsachsen district | |
Location of Flöha | |
Flöha Flöha | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′21″N 13°4′17″E / 50.85583°N 13.07139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Volker Holuscha[1] (Left) |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.76 km2 (10.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,426 |
| • Density | 375.6/km2 (972.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09557 |
| Dialling codes | 03726 |
| Vehicle registration | FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL |
| Website | www.floeha.de |
Flöha (German pronunciation: [ˈfløːa] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau and Flöha, 10 km (6.21 mi) east of Chemnitz.
Flöha station connects the town to Dresden, Chemnitz, Freiberg, Annaberg-Buchholz and other places.
History
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha.[3] Flöha absorbed the former municipality Falkenau in 2011.[4]
Sons and daughters of the city
- Lothar Kreyssig (1898–1986), founder of the Aktion Sühnezeichen, was born in Flöha
- Anita Nüßner (1935–2025), canoeist (born in Plaue)
- Stefan Schmidt (born 1989), football goalkeeper
- Dieter Wiedemann (born 1941), cyclist, rode the 1967 Tour de France
Personalities who have worked in the city
- Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), natural law philosopher, historian and natural and international law teacher,
- Herbert Jobst (1915–1990), writer
- Marcus Popp (born 1981), volleyball player
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps
- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
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