• Source: Glauchau

Glauchau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaʊxaʊ] ; Upper Sorbian: Hłuchow, pronounced [ˈhwuxɔf]) is a town in the German federal state of Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail (its train station is on the Dresden–Werdau line). It is part of the Zwickau district.




History


Glauchau was founded by a colony of Sorbs and Wends, and belonged to the lords of Schönburg as early as the 12th century.




Sights


Some portions of the extensive old castle date from the 12th century, and the Gottesacker church contains interesting antiquarian relics.




Notable people


Johann Pfeffinger (1493–1573), theologian and Protest reformer
Georg Agricola (1494–1555), scholar and scientist
Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), jurist, economist and historian
Ernst Friedrich Germar (1786–1853), professor of mineralogy, entomologist and local politician
Julius Heinrich Petermann (1801–1876), Orientalist
Ernst Kals (1905–1979), submarine commander
Walter Schlesinger (1908–1984), historian
Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (1929–1998), politician, writer, Bundestag deputy of the CDU 1990–1994
Dieter Erler (1939–1998), footballer
Christine Spielberg (born 1941), discus thrower
Torsten May (born 1969), boxer




Twin towns – sister cities



Glauchau is twinned with:

Grenay, France (1996)
Iserlohn, Germany (1991)
Jibou, Romania (2005)
Lynchburg, United States (2007)
Vermelles, France (1998)
Zgierz, Poland (1996)




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External links



Glauchau Notgeld (emergency banknotes) Small currency notes from Glauchau depicting the story of how the Buttermilchturm (Buttermilk tower) got its name. webgerman.com/Notgeld/
Glauchau Notgeld (emergency banknotes) Small currency notes from Glauchau depicting the story of the Saxon Beer wars of 1731. webgerman.com/Notgeld/

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Georgius Agricola
• Chemnitzer Land
• RB Leipzig
• Daftar kota di Jerman
• Pangeran Philipp dari Hesse (kelahiran 1970)
• Pangeran Moritz dari Hesse
• Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis
• Karl II dari Pfalz
• Daftar landkreis di Jerman
• Daftar kota kembar di Jerman
• Glauchau
• Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau
• Schönburg family
• Beatrix, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau
• Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau
• Prince Wilhelm Victor of Prussia
• Chemnitzer Land
• Glauchau–Gößnitz railway
• Flick family
• Glauchau–Wurzen railway