Lößnitz

Bergstadt Lößnitz (; “Mining Town of Lößnitz”, also spelt Lössnitz), sometimes also called Muhme (“Aunt”) for its age, is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany, and belongs to the Town League of Silberberg (Städtebund Silberberg). Its name comes from the Slavic lesnice, meaning “forest place”.

Key facts

German location.type: Town
German location.image_photo: Loessnitz Erzgebirge August 2010.JPG
German location.image_caption: General view of Lößnitz
German location.image_coa: Wappen_Loessnitz.png
German location.image_plan: Lößnitz in ERZ.png
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Erzgebirgskreis
German location.elevation: 422
German location.area: 30.49
German location.postal_code: 08294
German location.area_code: 03771
German location.licence: ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14521370
German location.mayor: Alexander Troll
German location.leader_term: 2022–29
German location.party: CDU

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Lößnitz
Population: 7794
Area: 30.49
Elevation: 422
Official website: www.stadt-loessnitz.de
Image: Loessnitz Erzgebirge August 2010.JPG
Dialing code: 03771
Licence plate code: ERZ

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Commons category: Lößnitz (Erzgebirge)
postal code: 08294
native label: Lößnitz
P8168: Christoph Chorherr

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Geography
Constituent communities
History
Population development
Niederlößnitz
Politics
Coat of arms
Town partnership
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
Folk festivals and markets
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
Transport
Further reading
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== Geography == Lößnitz is a small town in the western part of the Ore Mountains lying nestled among wooded mountain ranges in a glen, roughly 432 m above sea level. It lies 4 km northeast of Aue and 27 km southwest of Chemnitz.