Nossen Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:DEU Nossen COA.svg
Coordinates:51.05°N 31°W
Image Plan:Nossen in MEI.svg
State:Sachsen
District:Meissen
Elevation:259
Area:122.61
Gemeindeschlüssel:14627180
Postal Code:01623, 01665, 01683
Area Code:035242, 035246, 035241
Licence:MEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Website:www.nossen.de
Mayor:Christian Bartusch[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 27
Party:SPD

Nossen (Upper Sorbian: Nosyn, pronounced as /hsb/) is a town in the district of Meissen, in Saxony, Germany. It is located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle. Nossen is best known for its proximity to a motorway junction where the A14 merges onto the A4.

Geography

Neighboring towns

Nearest towns are Roßwein, Großschirma, Reinsberg and Striegistal in Mittelsachsen districts and Käbschütztal, Lommatzsch and Klipphausen in the Meißen district.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.[2] [3]

Historical population

From 1995, recorded on 31 December, unless otherwise noted:[4]

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.sachsen.de/buergermeisterwahl-2020-wahlergebnisse.php Wahlergebnisse 2020
  2. Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps
  3. https://www.gedenkstaette-flossenbuerg.de/en/history/satellite-camps/nossen Flossenbürg subcamp
  4. Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen