Glauchau

Coordinates: 50°49′24″N 12°32′40″E / 50.82333°N 12.54444°E / 50.82333; 12.54444
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Glauchau
Train station
Train station
Coat of arms of Glauchau
Location of Glauchau within Zwickau district
Glauchau is located in Germany
Glauchau
Glauchau
Glauchau is located in Saxony
Glauchau
Glauchau
Coordinates: 50°49′24″N 12°32′40″E / 50.82333°N 12.54444°E / 50.82333; 12.54444
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictZwickau
Subdivisions7
Government
 • MayorDr. Peter Dresler
Area
 • Total51.49 km2 (19.88 sq mi)
Elevation
266 m (873 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total21,914
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
08371
Dialling codes03763
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.glauchau.de

Glauchau (Thurginian-Upper Saxon dialect: Glauche) is a town in Saxony, Germany. It is near the river Mulde, 11 kilometres (7 miles) north of Zwickau and 27 kilometres (17 miles) west of Chemnitz by rail. It is part of the Zwickau district.

Population[change | change source]

The population development

1834 to 1939

  • 1834 – 06,296
  • 1875 – 21,743
  • 1880 – 21,358
  • 1885 – 21,715
  • 1890 – 23,405
  • 1910 – 25,155
  • 1933 – 31,199
  • 1939 – 33,833

1946 to 1997

  • 1946 – 34,996
  • 1950 – 35,387
  • 1960 – 33,635
  • 1971 – 31,828
  • 1981 – 30,029
  • 1984 – 29,343
  • 1995 – 28,128
  • 1997 – 27,935

1999 to 2009

  • 1999 – 27,592
  • 2001 – 27,047
  • 2003 – 26,633
  • 2005 – 26,044
  • 2007 – 25,357
  • 2009 - 24,684

References[change | change source]

  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.

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