Glashütte
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Location of Glashütte within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district ![]() ![]() | ||
Coordinates: 50°51′0″N 13°47′0″E / 50.85000°N 13.78333°ECoordinates: 50°51′0″N 13°47′0″E / 50.85000°N 13.78333°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Saxony | |
District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Frank Reichel (CDU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 95.57 km2 (36.90 sq mi) | |
Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 6,771 | |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 01768 | |
Dialling codes | 035053 | |
Vehicle registration | PIR | |
Website | www.glashuette-sachs.de |
Glashütte is a town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Free State of Saxony, Germany, which was the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry. The city has a population of about 7,000. Historically it was first mentioned in a document around 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.

Glashütte around 1910
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Watch museum Glashütte

Wristwatch made by Nomos

Church St. Wolfgang
Watches currently made in this location include:
- A. Lange & Söhne
- Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier Glashütte[2]
- Glashütte Original
- Nautische Instrumente Mühle Glashütte
- NOMOS / Wempe Chronometerwerke
- Tutima
- Union Glashütte[3]
- Moritz Grossmann
Personalities
- 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
- ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.
- ↑ http://www.brunosoehnle.de/index.php?id=5&L=1
- ↑ http://www.union-glashuette.com/en/union-glashuette-sa/geschichte-philosophie/
External links
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- Glashütte - Hier lebt die Zeit (German)
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