Sosa, Germany

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Sosa
image_photo =
Wappen =
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 29 |lat_sec = 57
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 39 |lon_sec = 7
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Chemnitz
Landkreis = Erzgebirgskreis
Höhe = 714
Fläche = 21.99
Einwohner = 2137
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 08326
PLZ-alt = 9414
Vorwahl = 037752
Kfz = ASZ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 1 91 310
Adresse = Hauptstraße 28
08326 Sosa
Adresse-Verband = Hauptstr. 28
Website = [http://www.sosa.de/ www.sosa.de]
Bürgermeister = Bernhard Teubner
Partei = CDU

Sosa is a community in the western Ore Mountains and is a state-recognized health resort. The community, which belongs to the district of Erzgebirgskreis, forms along with Eibenstock an administrative community ("Verwaltungsgemeinschaft").

Geography

Sosa lies on both sides of the like-named Sosabach at an elevation of between 550 and 817 m above sea level. Also in the community is the "Rote Grube" (“Red Mine”).

History

Sosa began as a forest homestead village ("Waldhufendorf"). In 1453 it was first mentioned as "Sossaw", although its beginnings are believed to have been in the 13th century. The people originally worked the land; however, from the 18th century onwards, mining gained in importance. In the second half of the 19th century, mining was diminishing in importance, and many migrated to the Zwickau coalfields. There was a short revival between 1947 and 1956 when the Soviet-German Wismut Corporation ("Sowjetisch-Deutsche Aktiengesellschaft Wismut", or SDAG Wismut) mined uranium here, bringing about a new upswing.

Population development

Development of population figures "(31 December)":: Source from 1998 on: "Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen"

Culture and sightseeing

Between 1949 and 1952, the Sosa Reservoir was built. Its dam is almost 60 m high and its area is 39.3 ha.

Sons and daughters of the community

* Ludwig Güttler (b. 1943), trumpet virtuoso

External links

* [http://www.sosa-erzgebirge.de Bergbrüderschaft Sosa (“Mining Brotherhood”)]
* [http://www.sosa-online.de private homepage about Sosa]
* [http://www.FSV-Sosa.de des FSV Sosa homepage]