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Nossen | |
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Location of Nossen within Meissen district | |
Coordinates: 51°03′N 13°18′E / 51.050°N 13.300°E | |
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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,389 |
• Density | 85/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 (Upper Sorbian: Nosyn, pronounced [ˈnɔsɨn]) is a town in the district of Meissen, in 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
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]
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Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
- 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.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ 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
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- Official site (in German)
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