Frauenstein, Saxony

Frauenstein
Coat of arms
Frauenstein
Location of Frauenstein within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates: 50°48′7″N 13°32′17″E / 50.80194°N 13.53806°ECoordinates: 50°48′7″N 13°32′17″E / 50.80194°N 13.53806°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Mittelsachsen
Government
• Mayor	Peter Heinrich (CDU)
Area
• Total	58.83 km^2 (22.71 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,936
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09623
Dialling codes	037326
Vehicle registration	FG
Website	www.frauenstein-erzgebirge.de

Frauenstein is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Ore Mountains, 19 km (11.81 mi) southeast of Freiberg, and 33 km (20.51 mi) southwest of Dresden.

Notable people

• Andreas Silbermann (1678-1734), born in Kleinbobritzsch, organ builder
• Gottfried Silbermann (1683-1753), organ builder, born in Kleinbobritzsch, spent his childhood years in Frauenstein from 1686 onwards
• Thomas Schönlebe (born 1965), athlete and Olympic athlete

Thomas Schönlebe

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.

External links

• http://www.frauenstein-erzgebirge.de