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Glauchau

Town in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Glauchau within Zwickau district

(2022–29) Marcus Steinhart^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total51.49 km² (19.88 sq mi)Elevation

266 m (873 ft)Population

(2021-12-31)^[2]

• Total21,914 • Density430/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

08371

Dialling codes03763Vehicle registrationZ, GCWebsitewww.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.

History

Glauchau was founded by a colony of Sorbs and Wends, and belonged to the lords of Schönburg as early as the 12th century.^[3]

Sights

Some portions of the extensive old castle date from the 12th century, and the Gottesacker church contains interesting antiquarian relics.^[3]

Notable people

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

Glauchau is twinned with:^[4]

Grenay, France (1996)
Iserlohn, Germany (1991)
Jibou, Romania (2005)
Lynchburg, United States (2007)
Vermelles, France (1998)
Zgierz, Poland (1996)

Gallery

Forderglauchau Castle
Hinterglauchau Castle
A house in Leipziger street
Bismarck tower

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
^ ^a ^b 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.

External links

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/

Towns and municipalities in Zwickau (district)