Glashütte

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glashütte
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Glashütte
Glashütte (Germany)
Glashütte
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Weißeritzkreis
Town subdivisions 13
Mayor Frank Reichel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 95.57 km² (36.9 sq mi)
Elevation 340 m  (1116 ft)
Population 7,515  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 79 /km² (204 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DW
Postal code 01768
Area code 035053
Website www.glashuette-sachs.de

Coordinates: 50°51′0″N 13°47′0″E / 50.85, 13.78333

Glashütte is a city in Weißeritzkreis, Free State of Saxony, Germany, which was the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry. The city has a population of about 4,700. Historically it was first mentioned in a document around 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.

Watches currently made in this location include[1]:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Watch-Wiki: Glashütte

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:


This Saxony location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
v • d • e
Towns and municipalities in Weißeritzkreis
Coat of arms