Penig

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Town in Saxony, Germany
Coat of arms of Penig
Coat of arms
Location of Penig within Mittelsachsen district
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(2020–27) André Wolf[1] (CDU)Area
 • Total63.31 km2 (24.44 sq mi)Elevation
208 m (682 ft)Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,578 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
09322
Dialling codes037381Vehicle registrationFGWebsitewww.penig.de

Penig (German: [ˈpeːnɪç] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 19 km northwest of Chemnitz. The old and the new castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from 1378 until 1945. Penig housed a concentration camp during World War II.

  • The Old Castle
    The Old Castle
  • The New Castle
    The New Castle

People

  • Friedrich Eduard Bilz

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
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