Ehrenfriedersdorf | |
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Location of Ehrenfriedersdorf within Erzgebirgskreis district ![]() | |
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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,541 |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/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
[edit]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
[edit]- Georg Fritz Weiß (1822–1893), opera singer, translator and actor
- Hans Weber (1941–1969), motorcycle racer
- Günter Deckert (1950–2005), nordic combiner
References
[edit]- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.