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Frankenberg, Saxony

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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Mittelsachsen

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
65.42 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 10:26 AM

Dialling code
  
037206

State
  
Saxony

Elevation
  
262 m (860 ft)

Postal codes
  
09669

Population
  
16,054 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
09669

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 66% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Fahrzeugmuseum Frankenberg, Heimatmuseum, Bergstadt Bleiberg

Frankenberg (also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km (7.46 mi) northeast of Chemnitz.

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Map of Frankenberg, Germany

It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Franz Kuhn (1884-1961), lawyer, sinologist and translator
  • Eberhard Vogel (born 1943), record footballer of the GDR
  • Jochen Sachse (born 1948), hammer thrower and Olympic medalist
  • Sonja Morgenstern (born 1955), figure skater
  • Anett Fiebig (born 1961), swimmer
  • Anja Möllenbeck (born 1972), discus thrower
  • Peer Kluge (born 1980), footballer

    • References

    Frankenberg, Saxony Wikipedia
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