Mittweida

Mittweida
Mittweida
Location of the town of Mittweida within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates	50°59′8″N 12°58′52″E / 50.98556°N 12.98111°E / 50.98556; 12.98111Coordinates: 50°59′8″N 12°58′52″E / 50.98556°N 12.98111°E / 50.98556; 12.98111
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Chemnitz
District	Mittelsachsen
Municipal assoc.	Mittweida
Mayor	Matthias Damm (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	41.24 km2 (15.92 sq mi)
Elevation	288 m  (945 ft)
Population	15,536 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	377 /km2 (976 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	FG
Postal code	09648
Area code	03727
Website	www.mittweida.de

Mittweida (German pronunciation: [mɪtˈvaɪda]) is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the Mittelsachsen district. It is situated on the Zschopau River, 18 km north of Chemnitz, and 54 km west of Dresden.

Since its founding in the 13th century, the town has continually grown into one of the major textile-producing centers in Saxony of the 20th century.

Embedded within the steep hills and valleys of the river and two smaller creeks, the town is green and picturesque. Of interest are the Gothic church from the 15/16th century, the old town, the historic and technical museums and the nearby Kriebstein castle.

Mittweida is home to a university with about 5000 students. Founded in the late 19th century, it is known far beyond the Saxon borders. Among its students were August Horch, Walter Bruch, Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, and Gerhard Neumann. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located there.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 
2. ^ Christine O'Keefe.Concentration Camps. http://www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html

External links

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Mittweida". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.