Hartenstein, Saxony

Town in Saxony, Germany

(2020–27) Martin Kunz^[1]Area • Total36.72 km² (14.18 sq mi)Elevation360 m (1,180 ft)Population • Total4,486 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes037605Vehicle registrationZWebsitewww.stadt-hartenstein.de

Hartenstein (German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁtn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Zwickau district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 14 km southeast of Zwickau.

The county of Hartenstein was owned by the House of Schönburg from 1406 until 1945.

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  Hartenstein Castle
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  Stein Castle in Hartenstein

Sons and daughters of the city

• Johann Heinrich von Lindenau (born 1586 at the castle Hartenstein, † 1615 in Börnichen b. Oederan), owner of a manor
• Paul Fleming (poet) (1609-1640), physician and writer of the Baroque
• Magnus Meischner (1821-1892), jurist and politician, MdL (Kingdom of Saxony)
• Albrecht Neubert (1930-2017), translation scholar

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