Nossen
Nossen is a town in the district of Meißen, in the Free State of 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.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Nossen within Meißen district | |
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Coordinates: 51°03′N 13°18′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Meißen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Uwe Anke |
Area | |
• Total | 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 10,513 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 01623, 01665, 01683 |
Dialling codes | 035242, 035246, 035241 |
Vehicle registration | MEI, GRH, RG, RIE |
Website | www.nossen.de |
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]
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
- Friedrich Funcke (1642-1699), clergyman, cantor and composer
- Paul Richter (1859-1944), architect
- Friedrich Wilhelm Quintscher (1883-1945), founder of the order and author, who came to Adonism
- Manfred von Killinger (1886-1944) Nazi politician and diplomat, born on Gut Lindigt
- Joachim Nitsche (1926-1996), German mathematician
- Wolfgang Mieder (born 1944) professor of German Language and Folklore at the University of Vermont
References
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2020.
- Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps Archived 10 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Flossenbürg subcamp
- Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
- 31 December
- 3 October
- Using the enlarged district from 1 January 2003 (with Heynitz)
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