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Hartenstein, Saxony - Wikipedia

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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

Hartenstein is located in Saxony

Hartenstein

Hartenstein

Coordinates: 50°40′6″N 12°40′17″E / 50.66833°N 12.67139°E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictZwickau
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27) Martin Kunz[1]
Area

• Total

36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi)
Elevation360 m (1,180 ft)
Population

 (2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

4,486
 • 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: [ˈhaʁtn̩ʃtaɪn] ⓘ) is a town in the Zwickau district, in 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

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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)
  • Albrecht Neubert (1930-2017), translation scholar