Mittweida
Mittweida | |
|---|---|
 Houses on the market square | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mittweida within Mittelsachsen district  | |
  Mittweida  Mittweida | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′8″N 12°58′52″E / 50.98556°N 12.98111°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Municipal assoc. | Mittweida |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ralf Schreiber (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.24 km2 (15.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,940 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09648 |
| Dialling codes | 03727 |
| Vehicle registration | FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL |
| Website | www |
Mittweida (IPA: [mɪtˈvaɪda]) is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the Landkreis Mittweida.
History
[change | change source]The town was started in the 13th century, and is now one of the biggest textile producing centres in Saxony.
Mittweida University has about 5000 students. It was started in the late 19th century. Among its students were August Horch, Walter Bruch, Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, and Gerhard Neumann.
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ↑ Christine O'Keefe.Concentration Camps.www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html
Other websites
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Media related to Mittweida at Wikimedia Commons
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