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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.

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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Official website

Startseite - Stadt Großschirma

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Districts and their incorporations
  • Infrastructure
  • Sons and daughters of the city
  • References

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Großschirma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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