Falkenstein, Saxony
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Falkenstein | |
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Location of Falkenstein within Vogtlandkreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°28′N 12°22′E / 50.467°N 12.367°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Vogtlandkreis |
Subdivisions | 3 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–29) | Marco Siegemund[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,692 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 08223, 08239 |
Dialling codes | 03745 |
Vehicle registration | V, AE, OVL, PL, RC |
Falkenstein is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 4 km southwest of Auerbach, and 17 km east of Plauen.
Population Development
[edit]Historical Population (ab 31 December 1960):
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- Datasource: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
Sons and daughters of the city
[edit]- Otto Lindner (1893–1983), writer
- Gottfried Weimann (1907–1990), javelin thrower
- Helmut Rauca (1908–1983), perpetrator of the Holocaust, born in the district of Trieb
- Wolfgang Männel (1937–2006), economist
- Ulrich Eisenfeld (born 1939), painter
- Bernd Eisenfeld (1941–2010), historian and GDR opposition leader
- Gabriele Eckart (born 1954), writer
References
[edit]- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.