Frankenberg, Saxony
Frankenberg | |
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View from the town | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Frankenberg
within Mittelsachsen district | |
Location of Frankenberg | |
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| Coordinates: 50°54′39″N 13°2′16″E / 50.91083°N 13.03778°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Oliver Gerstner[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.62 km2 (25.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,862 |
| • Density | 211.2/km2 (547.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09669 |
| Dialling codes | 037206 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
| Website | www.frankenberg-sachsen.de |
Frankenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaŋkn̩ˌbɛʁk] ⓘ; also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km (7.46 mi) northeast of Chemnitz, and some 40 km (24.85 mi) north of the border to the Czech Republic.
It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.
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Sons and daughters of the city
- Christian Gottlob Höpner (1799–1859), composer and organist
- Franz Kuhn (1884-1961), lawyer, sinologist and translator
- Eberhard Vogel (born 1943), record footballer of the GDR
- Jochen Sachse (born 1948), hammer thrower and Olympic medalist
- Sonja Morgenstern (born 1955), figure skater
- Matthias Weichert (born 1955), operatic baritone
- Anett Fiebig (born 1961), swimmer
- Anja Möllenbeck (born 1972), discus thrower
- Peer Kluge (born 1980), footballer
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister 2023 im Freistaat Sachsen, Freistaat Sachsen. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. IX (9th ed.). 1879. p. 704.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 16.