Gößnitz Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Wappen Gößnitz (Thüringen).png
Coordinates:50.8903°N 12.4328°W
Image Plan:Gößnitz in ABG.png
State:Thüringen
District:Altenburger Land
Elevation:202
Area:14.04
Postal Code:04639
Area Code:034493
Licence:ABG
Gemeindeschlüssel:16 0 77 012
Divisions:6
Website:www.goessnitz.de
Mayor:Patrick Albrecht[1]
Leader Term:2024 - 30

Gößnitz (pronounced as /de/) is a town in the Altenburger Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 12 km south of Altenburg, and 20 km northwest of Zwickau.Gößnitz received its town charter in 1718.It is known for the railroad junction of the Leipzig-Hof railway connection and the Central-Germany connection (Dresden - Chemnitz - Gößnitz - Gera - Erfurt) and its station prides itself having Europe's longest platform, as well as the Gößnitz Open-Air. The town's greatest prosperity was at the time of industrialization; Hence Viktor Grimm's representative malt factory from 1889 still characterizes the cityscape.

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Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht