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Also known as Frankenberg, Saxony, Frankenberg/Sa., Frankenberg/Sachsen

town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany

Key facts

Country
Germany
State
Saxony
District
Mittelsachsen
Mayor 2023 30
Oliver Gerstner ( CDU )
Total
65.62 km (25.34 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Density
208.2/km (539.1/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Postal codes
09669
Dialling codes
037206
Vehicle registration
FG
Website
www.frankenberg-sachsen.de

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Frankenberg/Sa.
Country
Germany
Located in
Mittelsachsen
Population
13862
Area
65.62
Elevation
262
Body of water
Zschopau
Shares border with
Niederwiesa
Image
Frankenberg gesamt.jpg
Dialing code
037206
Licence plate code
FG
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Frankenberg/Sa.
Commons category
Frankenberg/Sa.
twinned administrative body
Sachsenburg
topic's main category
Category:Frankenberg, Saxony
postal code
09669
short name
Frankenberg/Sachsen
category of associated people
Category:People from Frankenberg, Saxony
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Encyclopedic overview

Frankenberg ( German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaŋkn̩ˌbɛʁk] ; also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km (7.46 mi) northeast of Chemnitz, and some 40 km (24.85 mi) north of the border to the Czech Republic.

It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Frankenberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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