- Glauchau
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen Glauchau.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 49 |lat_sec = 24
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 32 |lon_sec = 40
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Chemnitz
Landkreis = Zwickau
Höhe = 266
Fläche = 51.49
Einwohner = 25760
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 08371
Vorwahl = 03763
Kfz = GC
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 1 73 070
Gliederung = 7
Straße = Markt 1
Website = [http://www.glauchau.de/ www.glauchau.de]
Bürgermeister = Karl-Otto Stetter
Partei = CDUGlauchau is a town in
Germany , inSaxony , on the right bank of theMulde , 7 miles north ofZwickau and 17 miles west ofChemnitz by rail. It is part of the Zwickau district.Its
sister city is flagicon|USALynchburg, Virginia .History
Glauchau was founded by a colony of
Sorbs andWends , and belonged to the lords ofSchönberg as early as the12th century .Sights
Some portions of the extensive old castle date from the 12th century, and the Gottesacker church contains interesting antiquarian relics.
People
*
Georg Agricola
*Samuel von Pufendorf
*Walter Schlesinger , historian
*Johann Pfeffinger
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