Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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Location of the town of Hohenstein-Ernstthal within Zwickau district
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| Coordinates | 50°48′N 12°43′E / 50.8°N 12.71667°ECoordinates: 50°48′N 12°43′E / 50.8°N 12.71667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Chemnitz |
| District | Zwickau |
| Mayor | Erich Homilius |
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| Area | 18.33 km2 (7.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 355 m (1165 ft) |
| Population | 15,777 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 861 /km2 (2,229 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | Z |
| Postal code | 09337 |
| Area code | 03723 |
| Website | www.hohenstein-ernstthal.de |
Hohenstein-Ernstthal is a town in the Zwickau rural district, Free State of Saxony, Germany. The towns of Hohenstein and Ernstthal were united in 1898, and the town is either known by its hyphenated form, or simply called Hohenstein.
The town grew in the 15th century after silver mines were established nearby. Ernstthal was named in honor of August Ernst von Schoenburg.
Physicist Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert and inventor Christoph Gottlieb Schröter were born in Hohenstein. The writer Karl May was born in Ernstthal. The house of his birth is a museum.
Furthermore Hohenstein-Ernstthal is especially famous for the Sachsenring racing circuit.
The mayor of Hohenstein-Ernstthal is Erich Homilius.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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