• Source: Frankenberg, Saxony

Frankenberg (also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km (7.46 mi) northeast of Chemnitz, and some 40 km (24.85 mi) north of the border to the Czech Republic.
It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.




Sons and daughters of the city


Christian Gottlob Höpner (1799–1859), composer and organist
Franz Kuhn (1884-1961), lawyer, sinologist and translator
Eberhard Vogel (born 1943), record footballer of the GDR
Jochen Sachse (born 1948), hammer thrower and Olympic medalist
Sonja Morgenstern (born 1955), figure skater
Matthias Weichert (born 1955), operatic baritone
Anett Fiebig (born 1961), swimmer
Anja Möllenbeck (born 1972), discus thrower
Peer Kluge (born 1980), footballer




References






External links


"Frankenberg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. IX (9th ed.). 1879. p. 704.
"Frankenberg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 16.

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• Frankenberg, Saxony
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• Günther Vollmer
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