Frauenstein, Saxony
Frauenstein | |
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 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Frauenstein within Mittelsachsen district | |
  Frauenstein | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′7″N 13°32′17″E / 50.80194°N 13.53806°ECoordinates: 50°48′7″N 13°32′17″E / 50.80194°N 13.53806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–22) | Reiner Hentschel[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.83 km2 (22.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,733 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09623 |
| Dialling codes | 037326 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
| Website | www.frauenstein-erzgebirge.de |
Frauenstein (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaʊ̯ənˌʃtaɪ̯n] (
listen)) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Ore Mountains, 19 km (11.81 mi) southeast of Freiberg, and 33 km (20.51 mi) southwest of Dresden.
Frauenstein Castle is located northeast of the town centre.
Notable people[]
- Andreas Silbermann (1678-1734), born in Kleinbobritzsch, organ builder
- Gottfried Silbermann (1683-1753), organ builder, born in Kleinbobritzsch, spent his childhood years in Frauenstein from 1686 onwards
- Thomas Schönlebe (born 1965), athlete and Olympian
Thomas Schönlebe
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
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- Towns in Saxony
- Frauenstein, Saxony
- Mittelsachsen
- Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt
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