Flöha

Town in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Flöha within Mittelsachsen district

(2022–29) Volker Holuscha^[1] (Left)Area

• Total27.61 km² (10.66 sq mi)Elevation

275 m (902 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total10,516 • Density380/km² (990/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

09557

Dialling codes03726Vehicle registrationFG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RLWebsitewww.floeha.de

Flöha (German pronunciation: [ˈfløːaː] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau and Flöha, 10 km (6.21 mi) east of Chemnitz.

Flöha station connects the town to Dresden, Chemnitz, Freiberg, Annaberg-Buchholz and other places.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha.^[3] Flöha absorbed the former municipality Falkenau in 2011.^[4]

Sons and daughters of the city

Lothar Kreyssig (1898–1986), founder of the Aktion Sühnezeichen, was born in Flöha
Anita Nüßner (born 1935), canoeist (born in Plaue)
Stefan Schmidt (born 1989), football goalkeeper

Personalities who have worked in the city

Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), natural law philosopher, historian and natural and international law teacher,
Herbert Jobst (1915–1990), writer
Marcus Popp (born 1981), volleyball player

References

^ 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.
^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps
^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011, Statistisches Bundesamt