Frankenberg, Saxony

Frankenberg

View from the town

Coat of arms
Frankenberg

Coordinates: 50°54′39″N 13°2′16″E / 50.91083°N 13.03778°E / 50.91083; 13.03778Coordinates: 50°54′39″N 13°2′16″E / 50.91083°N 13.03778°E / 50.91083; 13.03778
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Mittelsachsen
Government
 • Mayor Thomas Firmenich (CDU)
Area
 • Total 65.42 km2 (25.26 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 14,462
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 09669
Dialling codes 037206
Vehicle registration FG
Website www.frankenberg-sachsen.de

Frankenberg (also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km (7.46 mi) northeast of Chemnitz.

It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.

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Sons and daughters of the city

References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.


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