Stolpen

Stolpen
Stolpen
	Stolpen marketplace in October 2014
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Stolpen Location of Stolpen within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
	Coordinates: 51°2′56″N 14°4′58″E / 51.04889°N 14.08278°ECoordinates: 51°2′56″N 14°4′58″E / 51.04889°N 14.08278°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government
• Mayor	Uwe Steglich (FDP)
Area
• Total	60.85 km2 (23.49 sq mi)
Elevation	274 m (899 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,641
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01833
Dialling codes	035973
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.stolpen.de

Stolpen is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the Schloßberg with the castle Burg Stolpen.

Burg Stolpen

Burg Stolpen is a castle built on top of the Schloßberg. The first defensive works were built about 1100 and it was first documented in 1222. Owned by the Bishop of Meißen for nearly 350 years, it passed to the Electorate of Saxony and was expanded in Renaissance style. In 1675 it was further expanded as a fortress. Anna Constantia von Brockdorff, Countess of Cosel, was imprisoned in the castle from 1716 until her death in 1765. The castle fell into disrepair towards the end of the 18th century. It became a museum in 1875, and has been partly restored since then.^[2]

Schloßberg

Schloßberg is a hill just to the south of the town formed of prominent basalt columns. It is the formation referred to by Georgius Agricola when he coined the term basalt.^[3]

Historical population

ca. 1330 – 500
ca. 1550 – 725
1559 – 122 (property owners)
1748 – 146 (property owners)
1799 – 706^*
1834 – 1220
1871 – 1383
1890 – 1401
1910 – 1741

1925 – 1833
1950 – 2913
1964 – 2705
1970 – 2549
1990 – 5890
1998 – 6217
2004 – 6196
2007 – 5988
2010 – 5793

^* over 10 years old

Upper Lusatian house in Helmsdorf

Twin towns — sister cities

Stolpen is twinned with:

Hilzingen, Germany
Amöneburg, Germany
Garching an der Alz, Germany
Jockgrim, Germany
Sipplingen, Germany
Sloup v Čechách, Czech Republic

People

The Doll Family, a famous circus sideshow act, were born in Stolpen
Christian Friedrich Henrici, also known as Picander, Bach's librettist (St Matthew Passion's text was written by him) was born here.

References

↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
↑ "Chronik" [Timeline]. Burg Stolpen – Schlösserland Sachsen (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
↑ "Naturdenkmal Stolpener Basalt" [Stolpen Basalt Natural Monument]. Burg Stolpen – Schlösserland Sachsen (in German). Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

External links

Media related to Stolpen at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Burg Stolpen at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in German and English)
Burg Stolpen (in German)

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

[burg-timeline-2] "Chronik" [Timeline]. Burg Stolpen – Schlösserland Sachsen (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2014.

[basalt-3] "Naturdenkmal Stolpener Basalt" [Stolpen Basalt Natural Monument]. Burg Stolpen – Schlösserland Sachsen (in German). Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2012.