Nossen

Nossen
Nossen
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	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 (SPD)
Area
• Total	122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi)
Elevation	259 m (850 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• 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[]

Townhall

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]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1834	1,778	—
1885	3,945	+121.9%
1960^[6]	7,881	+99.8%
1990^[7]	6,999	−11.2%
1998	6,552	−6.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
2000	6,487	−1.0%
2002^[8]	7,781	+19.9%
2004	7,626	−2.0%
2006	7,363	−3.4%
2009	7,142	−3.0%

Personalities[]

Sons and daughters of the city[]

Manfred von Killinger (1940)

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[]

Official site (in German)

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[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.

[3] Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps Archived 10 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Flossenbürg subcamp

[5] Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen

[6] 31 December

[7] 3 October

[8] Using the enlarged district from 1 January 2003 (with Heynitz)

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Nossen

Coat of arms
show Location of Nossen within Meissen district
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Coordinates: 51°03′N 13°18′E / 51.050°N 13.300°E / 51.050; 13.300Coordinates: 51°03′N 13°18′E / 51.050°N 13.300°E / 51.050; 13.300
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