Taura

Taura
View from the Taurastein tower on Taura

Coat of arms
Taura
Location of Taura within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates: 50°55′6″N 12°50′27″E / 50.91833°N 12.84083°E / 50.91833; 12.84083Coordinates: 50°55′6″N 12°50′27″E / 50.91833°N 12.84083°E / 50.91833; 12.84083
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Mittelsachsen
Municipal assoc. Burgstädt
Government
  Mayor Robert Haslinger (CDU)
Area
  Total 11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation 304 m (997 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,404
  Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 09249
Dialling codes 03724
Vehicle registration FG
Website www.gemeinde-taura.de

Taura is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.

Personalities

Johann Esche
  • Johann Esche (1682-1752), born in today's local part of Köthensdorf, German stocking manufacturer
  • Max Unger (1883-1959), musicologist, Beethoven researcher

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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