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Rittersgrün
Sign in to saveRittersgrün is a district of the municipality of Breitenbrunn/Erzgeb in the Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany. The scattered settlement with around 1600 inhabitants grew up around several hammer mills, which operated on the course of the Pöhlwasser from the 15th to the 19th century and were supplied with ore from numerous surrounding mines. Due to its location on an important Ore Mountain pass, the settlement was repeatedly plundered by passing mercenaries during the Thirty Years' War. After the decline of the hammer mill industry in the middle of the 19th century, the village's economy was d
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Place details
- Locality
- Rittersgrün
- Region
- Sachsen
- Country
- Deutschland
- Population
- 1,889
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Ortsteil
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Breitenbrunn/Erzgebirge
- Population
- 1610
- Area
- 21.88
- Elevation
- 628
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Rittersgruen vom Taubenfels.jpg
- Dialing code
- 037757
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- Rittersgrün
- Commons category
- Rittersgrün
- postal code
- 08359
- P8168
- Gabriel Terra
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Encyclopedic overview
34 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Geographical location
- Settlement form
- Community structure
- Geology
- Climate
- History
- Hammer mills as the basis for settlement
- Peak of iron processing in the 17th century
- Diseases, war and hunger in the 18th century
- Reorientation of industry and municipal amalgamation in the 19th century
- World wars and political changes in the 20th century
- Incorporation
- Religion
- Population development
- Politics
- Local council
- Culture and sights
- Museums
- Rittersgrüner Meteorite
- Hiking trails
- Buildings
- Regular events
- Associations
- Economy and infrastructure
- Traffic
- Public facilities
- Education
- Business and tourism
- Notable people
- Honorary citizen
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Rittersgrün is a district of the municipality of Breitenbrunn/Erzgeb in the Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany. The scattered settlement with around 1600 inhabitants grew up around several hammer mills, which operated on the course of the Pöhlwasser from the 15th to the 19th century and were supplied with ore from numerous surrounding mines. Due to its location on an important Ore Mountain pass, the settlement was repeatedly plundered by passing mercenaries during the Thirty Years' War. After the decline of the hammer mill industry in the middle of the 19th century, the village's economy was dominated by cardboard and sawmills. In 2007, Rittersgrün was incorporated into Breitenbrunn/Erzgeb. Today, Rittersgrün is primarily known as an excursion and winter sports resort. The main attractions include the Saxon Narrow Gauge Railway Museum and a well-developed network of hiking trails.
== Geography ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rittersgrün” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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