Hartenstein, Saxony

Hartenstein

Coat of arms
Hartenstein
Location of Hartenstein within Zwickau district
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Coordinates: 50°40′6″N 12°40′17″E / 50.66833°N 12.67139°E / 50.66833; 12.67139Coordinates: 50°40′6″N 12°40′17″E / 50.66833°N 12.67139°E / 50.66833; 12.67139
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Zwickau
Government
 • Mayor Andreas Steiner
Area
 • Total 36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi)
Elevation 360 m (1,180 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 4,606
 • Density 130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 08118
Dialling codes 037605
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.stadt-hartenstein.de

Hartenstein is a town in the Zwickau district, in the Free State of 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.

Sons and daughters of the city

Paul Fleming
  • 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)

References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
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