Falkenstein, Saxony
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Falkenstein | |
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Coordinates: 50°28′N 12°22′E / 50.467°N 12.367°ECoordinates: 50°28′N 12°22′E / 50.467°N 12.367°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Vogtlandkreis |
Subdivisions | 3 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015–22) | Marco Siegemund[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,888 |
• Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 08223, 08239 |
Dialling codes | 03745 |
Vehicle registration | V, AE, OVL, PL, RC |
Falkenstein is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 4 km southwest of Auerbach, and 17 km east of Plauen.
Population Development[]
Historical Population (ab 31 December 1960):
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- Datasource: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
Sons and daughters of the city[]
- Otto Lindner (1893–1983), writer
- Gottfried Weimann (1907–1990), javelin thrower
- Helmut Rauca (1908–1983), perpetrator of the Holocaust, born in the district of Trieb
- Wolfgang Männel (1937–2006), economist
- Ulrich Eisenfeld (born 1939), painter
- Bernd Eisenfeld (1941–2010), historian and GDR opposition leader
- Gabriele Eckart (born 1954), writer
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
Categories:
- Towns in Saxony
- Vogtlandkreis
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt
- Saxony geography stubs