Hartenstein, Saxony

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Hartenstein
Coat of arms of Hartenstein
Coat of arms
Location of Hartenstein within Zwickau district
Hartenstein is located in Germany
Hartenstein
Hartenstein
Coordinates: 50°40′6″N 12°40′17″E / 50.66833°N 12.67139°E / 50.66833; 12.67139Coordinates: 50°40′6″N 12°40′17″E / 50.66833°N 12.67139°E / 50.66833; 12.67139
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictZwickau
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27) Martin Kunz[1]
Area
 • Total36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,503
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
08118
Dialling codes037605
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.stadt-hartenstein.de

Hartenstein (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁtn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n] (About this soundlisten)) is a town in the Zwickau district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 14 km southeast of Zwickau.

The county of Hartenstein was owned by the House of Schönburg from 1406 until 1945.

Sons and daughters of the city[]

Paul Fleming
  • Johann Heinrich von Lindenau (born 1586 at the castle Hartenstein, † 1615 in Börnichen b. Oederan), owner of a manor
  • Paul Fleming (poet) (1609-1640), physician and writer of the Baroque
  • Magnus Meischner (1821-1892), jurist and politician, MdL (Kingdom of Saxony)

References[]

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.


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