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Glashütte

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Country
  
Germany

Elevation
  
340 m (1,120 ft)

Postal codes
  
01768

Population
  
7,323 (31 Dec 2008)

State
  
Saxony

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:32 PM

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District
  
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

Weather
  
10°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 56% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte, Wilisch, Märchenwiese Reinhardtsgrimma

Glashütte is a town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Free State of Saxony, Germany, which was the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry. The city has a population of about 7,000. Historically it was first mentioned in a document around 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.

Contents

Map of 01768 Glash%C3%BCtte, Germany

Watches currently made in this location include:

  • A. Lange & Söhne
  • Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier Glashütte
  • Glashütte Original
  • Nautische Instrumente Mühle Glashütte
  • NOMOS / Wempe Chronometerwerke
  • Tutima
  • Union Glashütte
  • Moritz Grossmann
  • Personalities

  • Ferdinand Adolph Lange (1815-1875), watchmaker, founder of A. Lange & Söhne, Member of Saxon Landtag 1857-1875, mayor of Glashütte 1848-1866
  • Arthur Burkhardt (1857-1918), engineer and manufacturer,
  • Hans-Peter Kaul (1943-2014), judge, international lawyer and diplomat
  • References

    Glashütte Wikipedia