Glashütte Explained

Type:	Stadt
Glashütte
Image Coa:	Wappen_Glashütte_Sachsen.svg
Coordinates:	50.85°N 60°W
Image Plan:	Glashütte in PIR.svg
State:	Sachsen
District:	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Elevation:	340
Area:	95.57
Postal Code:	01768
Area Code:	035053
Licence:	PIR
Gemeindeschlüssel:	14628130
Divisions:	13
Website:	www.glashuette-sachs.de
Mayor:	Sven Gleißberg^[1]
Leader Term:	2021 - 28
Party:	CDU

Glashütte [{{IPA|de|ˈɡlaːsˌhʏtə|-|De-Glashütte.ogg}}] is a town in Saxony, Germany, known as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry and has a population of about 7,000. Historically, it was first mentioned in a document circa 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.Watches currently made in this location include:

• A. Lange & Söhne
• Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier Glashütte^[2]
• C. H. Wolf
• Glashütte Original
• Mühle Glashütte
• NOMOS Glashütte
• Wempe Chronometerwerke
• Tutima
• Union Glashütte^[3]
• Moritz Grossmann

Notable people

• Ferdinand Adolph Lange (1815–1875), watchmaker, founder of A. Lange & Söhne, Member of Saxon Landtag 1857–1875, mayor of Glashütte 1848–1866
• Arthur Burkhardt (1857–1918), engineer and manufacturer
• Hans-Peter Kaul (1943–2014), judge, international lawyer and diplomat

External links

• Glashütte - Hier lebt die Zeit (German)

Notes and References

1. https://wahlen.sachsen.de/buergermeisterwahl-2021-wahlergebnisse.php Wahlergebnisse 2021
2. Web site: Bruno Söhnle Glashütte | Exzellente Uhren.
3. Web site: History & philosophy | Union Glashütte . 2015-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151215103047/http://www.union-glashuette.com/en/union-glashuette-sa/geschichte-philosophie/ . 2015-12-15 .