Hainichen, Saxony
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| Hainichen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Chemnitz |
| District | Mittweida |
| Mayor | Dieter Greysinger (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 51.57 km² (19.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population | 9,314 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 181 /km² (468 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | MW |
| Postal code | 09661 |
| Area code | 037207 |
| Website | www.hainichen.de |
Hainichen is a town in the German Free State of Saxony. It is about 15 miles northeast of Chemnitz and has been an industrial region in the past.
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here.[1]
Hainichen's primary manufacture was once that of flannels, baize, and similar fabrics; at the time it may have been called the centre of this industry in Germany.
Hainichen is the birthplace of C.F. Gellert, to whose memory a bronze statue was erected in the marketplace in 1865.
[edit] References
- ^ Christine O'Keefe.Concentration Camps.www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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