Flöha | |
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.jpg) Flöha | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Flöha within Mittelsachsen district  | |
  Flöha  Flöha | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′21″N 13°4′17″E / 50.85583°N 13.07139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Volker Holuscha [1] ( Left) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.61 km2 (10.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)
[2] | |
| • Total | 10,516 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09557 |
| Dialling codes | 03726 |
| Vehicle registration | FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL |
| Website | www.floeha.de |
Flöha (German pronunciation: [ˈfløːaː] ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in 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.
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha. [3] Flöha absorbed the former municipality Falkenau in 2011. [4]
- Lothar Kreyssig (1898–1986), founder of the Aktion Sühnezeichen, was born in Flöha
- Anita Nüßner (born 1935), canoeist (born in Plaue)
- Stefan Schmidt (born 1989), football goalkeeper
- Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), natural law philosopher, historian and natural and international law teacher,
- Herbert Jobst (1915–1990), writer
- Marcus Popp (born 1981), volleyball player
- ^ 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.
- ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps
- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
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Flöha | |
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Flöha | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Flöha within Mittelsachsen district | |
Flöha Flöha | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′21″N 13°4′17″E / 50.85583°N 13.07139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Volker Holuscha [1] ( Left) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.61 km2 (10.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)
[2] | |
| • Total | 10,516 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09557 |
| Dialling codes | 03726 |
| Vehicle registration | FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL |
| Website | www.floeha.de |
Flöha (German pronunciation: [ˈfløːaː] ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in 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.
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha. [3] Flöha absorbed the former municipality Falkenau in 2011. [4]
- Lothar Kreyssig (1898–1986), founder of the Aktion Sühnezeichen, was born in Flöha
- Anita Nüßner (born 1935), canoeist (born in Plaue)
- Stefan Schmidt (born 1989), football goalkeeper
- Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), natural law philosopher, historian and natural and international law teacher,
- Herbert Jobst (1915–1990), writer
- Marcus Popp (born 1981), volleyball player
- ^ 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.
- ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps
- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
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| National | |
| Geographic | |
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| This Mittelsachsen location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This Ore Mountains article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |