Großschirma
Sign in to saveGroßschirma (, , in contrast to "Little Schirma") is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 7 km northwest of Freiberg. It was formed from the administrative union of the municipality of Großschirma and the town of Siebenlehn, including their districts, on 1 September 2003.
Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_photo
- File:Grossschirma Rathaus.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Großschirma town hall
- German place.image_coa
- File:Wappen Großschirma.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Großschirma in FG.png
- German place.state
- Sachsen
- German place.district
- Mittelsachsen
- German place.elevation
- 330
- German place.area
- 61.63
- German place.postal_code
- 09603
- German place.area_code
- 037328
- German place.licence
- FG
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 14522210
- German place.divisions
- 9
- German place.website
- www.grossschirma.de
- German place.mayor
- Rolf Weigand
- German place.leader_term
- 2024–
- German place.party
- AfD
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Großschirma (, , in contrast to "Little Schirma") is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 7 km northwest of Freiberg. It was formed from the administrative union of the municipality of Großschirma and the town of Siebenlehn, including their districts, on 1 September 2003.
== History == thumb|left|Churprinzer Bergwerkskanal The eponymous village Großschirma was founded in the middle of the 12th century. Claims by local historians that it was already founded in 956 could not be proved. Until the Protestant Reformation Großschirma belonged to Altzella Abbey. In 1555, prince-elector Augustus sold Großschirma and 14 other villages that were part of the estate of the dissolved abbey to his councillor Ulrich von Mordeisen. Rudolph Mordeisen, one of the sons of the latter, sold Großschirma and at least nine more villages in the property of his family to prince-elector Christian.