Glashütte
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Glashütte | |
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Location of Glashütte within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°51′0″N 13°47′0″E / 50.85000°N 13.78333°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
Subdivisions | 13 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Frank Reichel (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 95.57 km2 (36.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,657 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 01768 |
Dialling codes | 035053 |
Vehicle registration | PIR |
Website | www.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.
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Watches currently made in this location include:
- A. Lange & Söhne
- Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier Glashütte[2]
- C. H. Wolf
- Glashütte Original
- Mühle Glashütte
- Nautische Instrumente Mühle Glashütte
- NOMOS
- Wempe Chronometerwerke
- Tutima
- Union Glashütte[3]
- Moritz Grossmann
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
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ http://www.brunosoehnle.de/index.php?id=5&L=1
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
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