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Wolkenstein () is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the river Zschopau, 22 km southeast of Chemnitz.

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German location.type
Stadt
German location.name
Wolkenstein
German location.image_skyline
20060803145DR Wolkenstein Stadt Kirche Schloß.jpg
German location.image_caption
Wolkenstein
German location.image_coa
Wappen_Wolkenstein.svg
German location.image_plan
Wolkenstein in ERZ.png
German location.state
Sachsen
German location.district
Erzgebirgskreis
German location.elevation
553
German location.area
30.51
German location.postal_code
09429
German location.area_code
037369
German location.licence
ERZ
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
14521670
German location.divisions
10
German location.website
www.stadt-wolkenstein.de
German location.mayor
Wolfram Liebing
German location.leader_term
2020–27

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Wikidata facts

Population
3821
Area
30.51
Elevation
553
Official website
www.stadt-wolkenstein.de
Image
Rathaus Wolkenstein.jpg
Dialing code
037369
Licence plate code
ERZ
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Commons category
Wolkenstein (Erzgebirge)
postal code
09429
Commons gallery
Wolkenstein (Erzgebirge)
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Wolkenstein () is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the river Zschopau, 22 km southeast of Chemnitz.

The town is situated on a rocky spur near the confluence of the Zschopau and Preßnitz rivers. Its name is derived from the eponymous castle which is situated ca. 70 m above the river, and whose name signifies a rock that rises into the clouds. Aside from the town itself, Wolkenstein consists of the following subdivisions:

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