Hartenstein
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Hartenstein within Zwickau district
Hartenstein Show map of Germany Hartenstein Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 50°40′6″N 12°40′17″E / 50.66833°N 12.67139°E / 50.66833; 12.67139
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Zwickau
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2020–27)	Martin Kunz[1]
Area
• Total	36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,474
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	08118
Dialling codes	037605
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.stadt-hartenstein.de

Hartenstein (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁtn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Zwickau district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 14 km southeast of Zwickau.

The county of Hartenstein was owned by the House of Schönburg from 1406 until 1945.

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  Hartenstein Castle
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  Stein Castle in Hartenstein

Sons and daughters of the city

• Johann Heinrich von Lindenau (born 1586 at the castle Hartenstein, † 1615 in Börnichen b. Oederan), owner of a manor
• Paul Fleming (poet) (1609-1640), physician and writer of the Baroque
• Magnus Meischner (1821-1892), jurist and politician, MdL (Kingdom of Saxony)
• Albrecht Neubert (1930-2017), translation scholar