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Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Saxony
- District
- Zwickau
- Municipal assoc
- Waldenburg
- Mayor 2022 29
- Jörg Götze
- Total
- 25.06 km (9.68 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 254 m (833 ft)
- Density
- 157.3/km (407.3/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Postal codes
- 08396
- Dialling codes
- 037608
- Vehicle registration
- Z, GC, HOT, WDA
- Website
- www.waldenburg.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Töpferstadt Waldenburg in Sachsen
Informationen für Bürger und Gäste der idyllisch gelegenen Kleinstadt im Landkreis Zwickau
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Waldenburg
- Population
- 3923
- Area
- 25.06
- Elevation
- 254
- Official website
- www.waldenburg.de
- Image
- Schloss Waldenburg (Sachsen).jpg
- Dialing code
- 037608
- Licence plate code
- Z
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- postal code
- 08396
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- Waldenburg (Saxony)
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Waldenburg ( German pronunciation: [ˈvaldn̩bʊʁk] ) is a town in the district Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. The castle was owned by the House of Schönburg from 1378 until 1945. The pottery town of Waldenburg lies in the valley of the Zwickauer Mulde. The environment is characterized by forest areas, river meadows and the hilly landscape of the Erzgebirge foothills.
Waldenburg was founded around 1254 and first documented in 1336 as the town of "Waldinberg". The German settlement of the area that later became Waldenburg began with the founding of the monastery in Remse in 1143. The construction of Waldenburg Castle took place between 1165 and 1172. It was built as a security post on the salt trade route at the Mulden crossing.