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Town in Saxony, Germany
Nossen
Town
Coat of arms of NossenCoat of arms
Location of Nossen within Meissen district
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Coordinates: 51°03′N 13°18′E / 51.050°N 13.300°E / 51.050; 13.300
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMeissen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27) Christian Bartusch (SPD)
Area
 • Total122.61 km (47.34 sq mi)
Elevation259 m (850 ft)
Population
 • Total10,389
 • Density85/km (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes01623, 01665, 01683
Dialling codes035242, 035246, 035241
Vehicle registrationMEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Websitewww.nossen.de

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

Townhall

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.

Historical population

From 1995, recorded on 31 December, unless otherwise noted:

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18341,778—    
18853,945+121.9%
19607,881+99.8%
19906,999−11.2%
19986,552−6.4%
YearPop.±%
20006,487−1.0%
20027,781+19.9%
20047,626−2.0%
20067,363−3.4%
20097,142−3.0%

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

Manfred von Killinger (1940)

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps Archived 10 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Flossenbürg subcamp
  5. Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
  6. 31 December
  7. 3 October
  8. Using the enlarged district from 1 January 2003 (with Heynitz)

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Places adjacent to Nossen
Roßwein Lommatzsch Käbschütztal
Roßwein Nossen Klipphausen
Striegistal Großschirma Reinsberg
Towns and municipalities in Meissen (district)
Coat of arms
Coat of arms


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