Glashütte
Town in Saxony, Germany
Town in Saxony, Germany
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Coat of arms
Location of Glashütte within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
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(2021–28) Sven Gleißberg[1] (CDU)
(2022-12-31)[2]
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Glashütte [German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaːsˌhʏtə] ⓘ] is a town in Saxony, Germany, known as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry and has a population of about 7,000. Historically, it was first mentioned in a document circa 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.
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Watches currently made in this location include:
- A. Lange & Söhne
- Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier Glashütte[3]
- C. H. Wolf
- Glashütte Original
- Mühle Glashütte
- NOMOS Glashütte
- Wempe Chronometerwerke
- Tutima
- Union Glashütte[4]
- Moritz Grossmann
Notable people
- Ferdinand Adolph Lange (1815–1875), watchmaker, founder of A. Lange & Söhne, Member of Saxon Landtag 1857–1875, mayor of Glashütte 1848–1866
- Arthur Burkhardt (1857–1918), engineer and manufacturer
- Hans-Peter Kaul (1943–2014), judge, international lawyer and diplomat
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ "Bruno Söhnle Glashütte | Exzellente Uhren".
- ^ "History & philosophy | Union Glashütte". Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
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Towns and municipalities in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
- Altenberg
- Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
- Bad Schandau
- Bahretal
- Bannewitz
- Dippoldiswalde
- Dohma
- Dohna
- Dorfhain
- Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
- Freital
- Glashütte
- Gohrisch
- Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau
- Heidenau
- Hermsdorf
- Hohnstein
- Klingenberg
- Königstein
- Kreischa
- Liebstadt
- Lohmen
- Müglitztal
- Neustadt in Sachsen
- Pirna
- Rabenau
- Rathen
- Rathmannsdorf
- Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
- Rosenthal-Bielatal
- Sebnitz
- Stadt Wehlen
- Stolpen
- Struppen
- Tharandt
- Wilsdruff
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