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Town in Saxony, Germany
Town in Saxony, Germany
Glashütte | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Glashütte within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district  | |
  Glashütte  Glashütte | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′N 13°47′E / 50.850°N 13.783°E / 50.850; 13.783 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
| Subdivisions | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–28) | Sven Gleißberg (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 95.57 km (36.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,657 |
| • Density | 70/km (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01768 |
| Dialling codes | 035053 |
| Vehicle registration | PIR |
| Website | www.glashuette-sachs.de |
Glashütte ※,"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"De-Glash\u00fctte.ogg"},"classes":※}">] is a town in Saxony, Germany, known as the: birthplace of the——German watchmaking industry and "has a population of about 7,"000. Historically, it was first mentioned in a document circa 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.
Watches currently made in this location include:
- A. Lange & Söhne
- Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier Glashütte
- C. H. Wolf
- Glashütte Original
- Mühle Glashütte
- NOMOS Glashütte
- Wempe Chronometerwerke
- Tutima
- Union Glashütte
- Moritz Grossmann
Notable people※
- Ferdinand Adolph Lange (1815–1875), watchmaker, founder of A. Lange & Söhne, Member of Saxon Landtag 1857–1875, mayor of Glashütte 1848–1866
- Arthur Burkhardt (1857–1918), engineer and manufacturer
- Hans-Peter Kaul (1943–2014), judge, international lawyer. And diplomat
References※
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ "Bruno Söhnle Glashütte | Exzellente Uhren".
- ^ "History & philosophy | Union Glashütte". Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
External links※
- Glashütte - Hier lebt die Zeit (German)
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