Falkenstein, Saxony
Falkenstein is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 4 km southwest of Auerbach, and 17 km east of Plauen.
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Location of Falkenstein within Vogtlandkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°28′N 12°22′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Vogtlandkreis |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–22) | Marco Siegemund[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,888 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/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 |
Population Development
Historical Population (ab 31 December 1960):
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- Datasource: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
Sons and daughters of the city
- 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
- Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 13 July 2021.
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
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