Mühlau, Germany

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Mühlau
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Mühlau, Germany (Germany)
Mühlau, Germany
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Chemnitz
District Mittweida
Municipal assoc. Burgstädt
Basic statistics
Area 8.09 km² (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation 329 m  (1079 ft)
Population 2,332  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 288 /km² (747 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MW
Postal code 09241
Area code 03722
Website www.muehlau-sachsen.de

Coordinates: 50°54′00″N 12°46′00″E / 50.9, 12.766667

Mühlau is a municipality in the district of Mittweida, in Saxony, Germany. Mühlau lies in the arch mountain foothills approximately 3 kilometers to the north of Limbach-Oberfrohna, and 15 kilometers northwest of Chemnitz. The settlers of Mühlau originally came from Mehlem on the Rhine. The local name Mühlau is derived from the former home town.