Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen

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Hartmannsdorf
Municipality
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Hartmannsdorf town hall
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Location of Hartmannsdorf within Mittelsachsen district
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Hartmannsdorf
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Hartmannsdorf
Coordinates: 50°53′12″N12°47′58″E / 50.88667°N 12.79944°E / 50.88667; 12.79944
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Mittelsachsen
Government
 •  Mayor (2022–29) Uwe Weinert [1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation
236 m (774 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total4,453
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09232
Dialling codes 03722
Vehicle registration FG
Website www.gemeinde-hartmannsdorf.de

Hartmannsdorf (Hartmannsdorf bei Chemnitz) is a small municipality in the district Mittweida, Saxony, in eastern Germany, near the city of Chemnitz. As of 2020 it has a population of 4,421.

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History

During World War II, in February 1941, the Stalag IV-F prisoner-of-war camp was established in Hartmannsdorf. [3] It held French, British, Soviet, Serbian, American, Czechoslovak, Belgian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Italian and other Allied POWs, including Polish women who fought in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. [3] The camp was liberated by American troops in April 1945. [3]

Economy

The Diamant works in Hartmannsdorf are the oldest producing bicycle factory in Germany. [4] Since 2004 it has been the site for the European production of Trek Bicycle Corporation. Trek took over the Villiger-Diamant production facility which they had purchased in 2003.

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References

  1. ↑ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. ↑ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 420–421. ISBN   978-0-253-06089-1.
  4. ↑ Aidn, Werner (2010) Diamant. Fahrräder, Motorräder, Radsport. Maxime-Verlag, Leipzig, ISBN   978-3-931965-25-9


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