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Glauchau
Glauchau | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′24″N 12°32′40″E / 50.82333°N 12.54444°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Zwickau |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Marcus Steinhart[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.49 km2 (19.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 21,951 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 08371 |
| Dialling codes | 03763 |
| Vehicle registration | Z, GC |
| Website | www.glauchau.de |
Glauchau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaʊxaʊ] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Hłuchow, pronounced [ˈhwuxɔf]) is a town in the German federal state of Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail (its train station is on the Dresden–Werdau line). It is part of the Zwickau district.
Glauchau was founded by a colony of Sorbs and Wends, and belonged to the lords of Schönburg as early as the 12th century.[3]
Some portions of the extensive old castle date from the 12th century, and the Gottesacker church contains interesting antiquarian relics.[3]
- Johann Pfeffinger (1493–1573), theologian and Protest reformer
- Georg Agricola (1494–1555), scholar and scientist
- Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), jurist, economist and historian
- Ernst Friedrich Germar (1786–1853), professor of mineralogy, entomologist and local politician
- Julius Heinrich Petermann (1801–1876), Orientalist
- Ernst Kals (1905–1979), submarine commander
- Walter Schlesinger (1908–1984), historian
- Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (1929–1998), politician, writer, Bundestag deputy of the CDU 1990–1994
- Dieter Erler (1939–1998), footballer
- Christine Spielberg (born 1941), discus thrower
- Torsten May (born 1969), boxer
Twin towns – sister cities
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Forderglauchau Castle
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Hinterglauchau Castle
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A house in Leipziger street
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Bismarck tower
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- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Glauchau". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 114.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften von Glauchau" (in German). Glauchau. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glauchau.
- Glauchau Notgeld (emergency banknotes) Small currency notes from Glauchau depicting the story of how the Buttermilchturm (Buttermilk tower) got its name. webgerman.com/Notgeld/
- Glauchau Notgeld (emergency banknotes) Small currency notes from Glauchau depicting the story of the Saxon Beer wars of 1731. webgerman.com/Notgeld/