Taura

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Taura
View from the Taurastein tower on Taura
View from the Taurastein tower on Taura
Coat of arms of Taura
Location of Taura within Mittelsachsen district
Taura is located in Germany
Taura
Taura
Coordinates: 50°55′6″N 12°50′27″E / 50.91833°N 12.84083°E / 50.91833; 12.84083Coordinates: 50°55′6″N 12°50′27″E / 50.91833°N 12.84083°E / 50.91833; 12.84083
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMittelsachsen
Municipal assoc.Burgstädt
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2015–22) Robert Haslinger[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation
304 m (997 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,340
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09249
Dialling codes03724
Vehicle registrationFG
Websitewww.gemeinde-taura.de

Taura is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.

Personalities[]

Johann Esche
  • Johann Esche (1682-1752), born in today's local part of Köthensdorf, German stocking manufacturer
  • Max Unger (1883-1959), musicologist, Beethoven researcher

References[]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 13 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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