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Flöha

Coordinates: 50°51′21″N 13°4′17″E / 50.85583°N 13.07139°E / 50.85583; 13.07139
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Flöha
Flöha
Flöha
Coat of arms of Flöha
Location of Flöha within Mittelsachsen district
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Flöha is located in Germany
Flöha
Flöha
Flöha is located in Saxony
Flöha
Flöha
Coordinates: 50°51′21″N 13°4′17″E / 50.85583°N 13.07139°E / 50.85583; 13.07139
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMittelsachsen
Government
 • MayorFriedrich Schlosser (CDU)
Area
 • Total
27.61 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
10,516
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09557
Dialling codes03726
Vehicle registrationFG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL
Websitewww.floeha.de

Flöha is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau and Flöha, 10 km (6.21 mi) east of Chemnitz.

Flöha station connects the town to Dresden, Chemnitz, Freiberg, Annaberg-Buchholz and other places.

History

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

Sons and daughters of the city

Personalities who have worked in the city

Samuel-von-Pufendorf

References

  1. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  2. ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps