Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen
Hartmannsdorf | |
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%252C_das_Gemeindeamt.jpg) Hartmannsdorf town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hartmannsdorf within Mittelsachsen district  | |
  Hartmannsdorf  Hartmannsdorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′12″N 12°47′58″E / 50.88667°N 12.79944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Uwe Weinert[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,375 |
| • Density | 430/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁtmansˌdɔʁf] ⓘ) 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 4,428.
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.
Twin towns
Schönaich, Germany
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Aidn, Werner (2010) Diamant. Fahrräder, Motorräder, Radsport. Maxime-Verlag, Leipzig, ISBN 978-3-931965-25-9
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