Nossen
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Nossen | |
Coordinates: 51°03′N 13°18′E / 51.050°N 13.300°ECoordinates: 51°03′N 13°18′E / 51.050°N 13.300°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Meissen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–27) | Christian Bartusch[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,510 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 01623, 01665, 01683 |
Dialling codes | 035242, 035246, 035241 |
Vehicle registration | MEI, GRH, RG, RIE |
Website | www.nossen.de |
Nossen is a town in the district of Meissen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle. Nossen is best known for its proximity to a motorway junction where the A14 merges onto the A4.
Geography[]
Neighboring towns[]
Nearest towns are Roßwein, Großschirma, Reinsberg and Striegistal in Mittelsachsen districts and Käbschütztal, Lommatzsch and Klipphausen in the Meißen district.
History[]
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.[3][4]
Historical population[]
From 1995, recorded on 31 December, unless otherwise noted:[5]
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Personalities[]
Sons and daughters of the city[]
- Friedrich Funcke (1642-1699), clergyman, cantor and composer
- Paul Richter (1859-1944), architect
- Friedrich Wilhelm Quintscher (1883-1945), founder of the order and author, who came to Adonism
- Manfred von Killinger (1886-1944) Nazi politician and diplomat, born on Gut Lindigt
- Joachim Nitsche (1926-1996), German mathematician
- Wolfgang Mieder (born 1944) professor of German Language and Folklore at the University of Vermont
References[]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
- ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps Archived 10 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Flossenbürg subcamp
- ^ Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
- ^ 31 December
- ^ 3 October
- ^ Using the enlarged district from 1 January 2003 (with Heynitz)
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nossen. |
- Official site (in German)
Categories:
- Towns in Saxony
- Meissen (district)
- Bezirk Dresden
- Saxony geography stubs