Glashütte

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Glashütte
Town
Coat of arms of Glashütte
Coat of arms
Location of Glashütte within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
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CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Subdivisions13
Government
 • MayorFrank Reichel (CDU)
Area
 • Total95.57 km2 (36.90 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,657
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01768
Dialling codes035053
Vehicle registrationPIR
Websitewww.glashuette-sachs.de

Glashütte is a town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Free State of Saxony, Germany, which was the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry. The city has a population of about 7,000. Historically it was first mentioned in a document around 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.

Glashütte around 1910
Watch museum Glashütte
Wristwatch made by Nomos
Church St. Wolfgang

Watches currently made in this location include:

Personalities

  • Ferdinand Adolph Lange (1815-1875), watchmaker, founder of A. Lange & Söhne, Member of Saxon Landtag 1857-1875, mayor of Glashütte 1848-1866
  • Arthur Burkhardt (1857-1918), engineer and manufacturer,
  • Hans-Peter Kaul (1943-2014), judge, international lawyer and diplomat

References

  1. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  2. ^ http://www.brunosoehnle.de/index.php?id=5&L=1
  3. ^ http://www.union-glashuette.com/en/union-glashuette-sa/geschichte-philosophie/

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