Ehrenfriedersdorf
Ehrenfriedersdorf (German pronunciation: [eːʁənˈfʁiːdɐsdɔʁf] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 8 km northwest of Annaberg-Buchholz, and 21 km south of Chemnitz.
Town hall
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ehrenfriedersdorf within Erzgebirgskreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°38′46″N 12°58′11″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Silke Franzl[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.86 km2 (6.12 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 731 m (2,398 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,550 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09427 |
| Dialling codes | 037341 |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP |
| Website | www.stadt-ehrenfriedersdorf.de |
Theatre
At the start of the 1990s the folk theatre, the Mundarttheater am Greifenstein was founded in Ehrenfriedersdorf. This theatre group took over the tradition of the Mettenspiel, a play as part of the Mettenschicht, which had hitherto been put on by members of the mining fraternity in the buildings of the former tin ord mine of Sauberg .
Notable people
- Georg Fritz Weiß (1822–1893), opera singer, translator and actor
- Hans Weber (1941–1969), motorcycle racer
- Günter Deckert (1950–2005), nordic combiner
References
- Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
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