Frankenberg
Town
View from the town
View from the town
Coat of arms of Frankenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Frankenberg within Mittelsachsen district
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Frankenberg is located in Germany
Frankenberg
Frankenberg
Frankenberg is located in Saxony
Frankenberg
Frankenberg
Coordinates: 50°54′39″N 13°2′16″E / 50.91083°N 13.03778°E / 50.91083; 13.03778
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMittelsachsen
Government
 • Mayor (2016–23) Thomas Firmenich[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total65.42 km2 (25.26 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,724
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09669
Dialling codes037206
Vehicle registrationFG
Websitewww.frankenberg-sachsen.de

Frankenberg (also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km (7.46 mi) northeast of Chemnitz, and some 40 km (24.85 mi) north of the border to the Czech Republic.

It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.

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Sons and daughters of the city

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2016, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 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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