Glashütte

Glashütte [German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaːsˌhʏtə] (listen)] is a town in Saxony, Germany. The town is 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 around 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.

Glashütte around 1910
Watch museum Glashütte
Glashütte
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Glashütte within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Glashütte
Glashütte
Coordinates: 50°51′0″N 13°47′0″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Subdivisions13
Government
 • Mayor (2021–28) Sven Gleißberg[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total95.57 km2 (36.90 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,730
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01768
Dialling codes035053
Vehicle registrationPIR
Websitewww.glashuette-sachs.de

Watches currently made in this location include:

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
  1. Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 3 February 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
  3. "Bruno Söhnle Glashütte | Exzellente Uhren".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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