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Nossen
Town
Coat of arms of Nossen
Coat of arms
Location of Nossen within Meißen district
CoswigDiera-ZehrenEbersbachGlaubitzGröditzGroßenhainHirschsteinKäbschütztalKlipphausenLampertswaldeLommatzschMeissenMoritzburgGröditzNiederauNossenNünchritzPriestewitzRadebeulRadeburgRiesaRöderaueSchönfeldStauchitzStrehlaThiendorfWeinböhlaWülknitzZeithainSaxonyDresdenBautzen (district)Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeMittelsachsenNordsachsenBrandenburg
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMeißen
Government
 • MayorUwe Anke
Area
 • Total122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi)
Elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,389
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01623, 01665, 01683
Dialling codes035242, 035246, 035241
Vehicle registrationMEI
Websitewww.nossen.de

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.

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]

Historical Population

From 1995, recorded on 31 December, unless otherwise noted:[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18341,778—    
18853,945+121.9%
1960[4]7,881+99.8%
1990[5]6,999−11.2%
19986,552−6.4%
YearPop.±%
20006,487−1.0%
2002[6]7,781+19.9%
20047,626−2.0%
20067,363−3.4%
20097,142−3.0%

References

  1. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  2. ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps
  3. ^ Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
  4. ^ 31 December
  5. ^ 3 October
  6. ^ Using the enlarged district from 1 January 2003 (with Heynitz)

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