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Hohenstein-Ernstthal

Field	Value
type	Stadt
image_photo	Blick auf Hohenstein-Ernstthal.jpg
image_caption	Hohenstein-Ernstthal
image_coa	Wappen_Hohenstein-Ernstthal.png
coordinates
image_plan	Hohenstein-Ernstthal in Z.svg
state	Sachsen
district	Zwickau
elevation	355
area	18.58
postal_code	09337
area_code	03723
licence	Z, GC, HOT, WDA
Gemeindeschlüssel	14524120
website	hohenstein-ernstthal.de
mayor	Lars Kluge
leader_term	2019–26
party	CDU

Hohenstein-Ernstthal () is a town in the Zwickau rural district, Saxony, Germany. The towns of Hohenstein and Ernstthal were united in 1898, and the town is either known by its hyphenated form, or simply called Hohenstein.

The town grew in the 15th century after silver mines were established nearby. Ernstthal was named in honor of August Ernst von Schoenburg.

Physicist Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert and inventor Christoph Gottlieb Schröter were born in Hohenstein. The writer Karl May was born in Ernstthal. The house of his birth is a museum.

Furthermore, Hohenstein-Ernstthal is especially famous for the Sachsenring racing circuit.

History

In the 15th century, the town of Hohenstein was established after silver was found and mined there. The name is said to be derived from the phrase ″uff dem hohen Stein″ (on the high rock), that the first settlers used when they saw the Pfaffenberg mountain. In 1680 some people from Hohenstein moved to the forest near the town to escape the dangers of the plague. That settlement was later named Ernstthal (Ernst valley) after August Ernst von Schönburg. Both town united in 1898, thus becoming Hohenstein-Ernstthal. During 19th and 20th century silver mining became less efficient, so the textile industry became more important. In 1999, Wüstenbrand became a part of Hohenstein-Ernstthal.

Geography

Hohenstein-Ernsthal is located about 15 km west of Chemnitz. The Ore Mountains rise south of the city. The highest point of Hohenstein-Ernstthal is the Pfaffenberg north of the town with an elevation of 479 m.

Lord Mayor

1994-2012 Erich Homilius
since 2012 Lars Kluge (CDU), he was elected in September 2012 with 91.9% of the votes, and re-elected in 2019.

Transport

Hohenstein-Ernstthal is adjacent to the Bundesautobahn 4. There are 2 railway stations, the Hohenstein-Ernstthal station and Wüstenbrand station, both on the Dresden–Werdau railway.

Notable people

Karl May (1842–1912), author
Hans-Uwe Pilz (born 1958), football player and trainer
Hans Wolfgang Reinhard, general
Christoph Gottlieb Schröter (1699-1782) composer and organist
Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert (1780–1860), natural scientist
Heinz Tetzner (1920-2007), painter and printmaker

References

[https://wahlen.sachsen.de/buergermeisterwahl-2019-wahlergebnisse.php Wahlergebnisse 2019], Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
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[https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/1999.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1999], [[Statistisches Bundesamt]]

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