Lohmen

Lohmen
Coat of arms
Lohmen
Location of Lohmen within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Coordinates: 50°59′17″N 14°0′17″E / 50.98806°N 14.00472°ECoordinates: 50°59′17″N 14°0′17″E / 50.98806°N 14.00472°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Municipal assoc.	Lohmen/Stadt Wehlen
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Mildner (CDU)
Area
• Total	25.80 km^2 (9.96 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,072
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01847
Dialling codes	03501, 035024
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.lohmen-sachsen.de

Lohmen is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.

History

Lohmen was first officially recognized as a village in 1292. The village name comes from the Slovak term lom or "fissure". There were quarries in the area as early as 1200, and were the first and biggest in the region. Lohmen and the kingdom Wehlen-Lohmen belonged to the House of Schönburg until it was traded for other property to Maurice, Elector of Saxony in 1543. In the 19th century it became part of the city of Pirna.

Public Services

• Volunteer Fire Department Lohmen
• Lohmen Elementary School
• Kindergarten and daycare services
• Lohmen Castle

References

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