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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Mittelsachsen

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
27.61 km²

Population
  
10,124 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
03726

State
  
Saxony

Elevation
  
275 m (902 ft)

Postal codes
  
09557

Local time
  
Monday 10:34 PM

Postal code
  
09557

Flöha

Weather
  
5°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 72% Humidity

Flöha is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau and Flöha, 10 km (6.21 mi) east of Chemnitz.

Contents

Map of Fl%C3%B6ha, Germany

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha.

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Lothar Kreyssig (1898-1986), founder of the Aktion Sühnezeichen, was born in Flöha
  • 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

    Flöha Wikipedia
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