Nossen
Town in Saxony, Germany
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Coat of arms
Location of Nossen within Meissen district
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(2022-12-31)[2]
01623, 01665, 01683
Nossen (Upper Sorbian: Nosyn, pronounced [ˈnɔsɨn]) is a town in the district of Meissen, in Saxony, Germany. It is located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle. Nossen is best known for its proximity to a motorway junction where the A14 merges onto the A4.
Geography
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Neighboring towns
Nearest towns are Roßwein, Großschirma, Reinsberg and Striegistal in Mittelsachsen districts and Käbschütztal, Lommatzsch and Klipphausen in the Meißen district.
History
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.[3][4]
Historical population
From 1995, recorded on 31 December, unless otherwise noted:[5]
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Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
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- Friedrich Funcke (1642-1699), clergyman, cantor and composer
- Paul Richter (1859-1944), architect
- Friedrich Wilhelm Quintscher (1883-1945), founder of the order and author, who came to Adonism
- Manfred von Killinger (1886-1944) Nazi politician and diplomat, born on Gut Lindigt
- Joachim Nitsche (1926-1996), German mathematician
- Wolfgang Mieder (born 1944) professor of German Language and Folklore at the University of Vermont
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps Archived 10 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Flossenbürg subcamp
- ^ Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
- ^ 31 December
- ^ 3 October
- ^ Using the enlarged district from 1 January 2003 (with Heynitz)
External links
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Towns and municipalities in Meissen (district)
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