Ehrenfriedersdorf
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ehrenfriedersdorf within Erzgebirgskreis district | |
Ehrenfriedersdorf Ehrenfriedersdorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′46″N 12°58′11″E / 50.64611°N 12.96972°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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,395 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/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 |
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.
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 der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.