- Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen_Hohenstein-Ernstthal.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 48
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 43
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Chemnitz
Landkreis = Zwickau
Höhe = 355
Fläche = 18.33
Einwohner = 16344
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 09337
Vorwahl = 03723
Kfz = GC
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 1 73 100
Straße = Altmarkt 41
Website = [http://www.hohenstein-ernstthal.de/ www.hohenstein-ernstthal.de]
Bürgermeister = Erich Homilius
Partei =Hohenstein-Ernstthal is a town in the Zwickau rural district,
Free State of Saxony ,Germany . The towns of Hohenstein and Ernstthal were united in 1898, and the town is either known by its hyphenated form, or simply called Hohenstein.The town grew in the
15th century aftersilver mines were established nearby. Ernstthal was named in honor of August Ernst von Schoenburg.Physicist
G. H. von Schubert and inventorC. G. Schrter were born in Hohenstein.The writerKarl May was born in Ernstthal. The house of his birth is a museum.The mayor of Hohenstein-Ernstthal is Erich Homilius.
External links
* [http://www.hohenstein-ernstthal.de/ hohenstein-ernstthal.de, in German]
References
*1911
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