Glashütte

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Name = Glashütte
image_photo = Glashütte (Sachsen) 01.jpg
Wappen = Wappen_glashuette_sachsen.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 51 | lat_sec=0
lon_deg = 13 |lon_min = 47 | lon_sec=0
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Dresden
Landkreis = Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Höhe = 340
Fläche = 95.57
Einwohner = 7515
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 01768
Vorwahl = 035053
Kfz = DW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 2 90 150
Gliederung = 13
Adresse = Hauptstraße 42
01768 Glashütte
Website = [http://www.glashuette-sachs.de/ www.glashuette-sachs.de]
Bürgermeister = Frank Reichel
Partei = CDU

Glashütte is a city in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Free State of Saxony, Germany, which was the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry. The city has a population of about 4,700. Historically it was first mentioned in a document around 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.

Watches currently made in this location include [ [http://watch-wiki.de/index.php?title=Glash%C3%BCtte Watch-Wiki: Glashütte] ] :
*A. Lange & Söhne
*Glashütte Original
* NOMOS / Wempe Chronometerwerke

References

External links

* [http://www.glashuette-sachs.de]
* [http://www.glashuette.de Glashütte website]
* [http://www.alange-soehne.com/en/home/index.php A.Lange & Söhne]
* [http://muehle-glashuette.de/ Mühle Glashütte/SA. (Nautische Instrumente Mühle Glashütte/SA.)]
* [http://www.glashuette.com/de/ Nomos Glashütte/SA.]
* [http://www.union-glashuette.com/ Union Glashütte/SA.]
* [http://www.chronometerwerke-glashuette.de]
* [http://www.myspace.com/glashutte MySpace fan page]