Frankenberg, Saxony Explained
| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | DEU Frankenberg (Sachsen) COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 50.9108°N 13.0378°W |
| Image Plan: | Frankenberg-Sa. in FG.png |
| Frankenberg |
| State: | Sachsen |
| District: | Mittelsachsen |
| Elevation: | 262 |
| Area: | 65.42 |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 14522150 |
| Postal Code: | 09669 |
| Area Code: | 037206 |
| Licence: | FG |
| Website: | www.frankenberg-sachsen.de |
| Mayor: | Oliver Gerstner[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2023 - 30 |
| Party: | CDU |
Frankenberg (also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12km (07miles) northeast of Chemnitz, and some 40km (30miles) north of the border to the Czech Republic.
It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.
Sons and daughters of the city
- Christian Gottlob Höpner (1799–1859), composer and organist
- Franz Kuhn (1884-1961), lawyer, sinologist and translator
- Eberhard Vogel (born 1943), record footballer of the GDR
- Jochen Sachse (born 1948), hammer thrower and Olympic medalist
- Sonja Morgenstern (born 1955), figure skater
- Matthias Weichert (born 1955), operatic baritone
- Anett Fiebig (born 1961), swimmer
- Anja Möllenbeck (born 1972), discus thrower
- Peer Kluge (born 1980), footballer
External links
- Frankenberg . IX . 704 . 1.
- Frankenberg . 11 . 16 . 1.
Notes and References
- https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_buergermeisterwahlen2023_gewaehlte-personen.xlsx Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister 2023 im Freistaat Sachsen
