Nossen

Nossen

Nossen

Town in Saxony, Germany

Nossen (Upper Sorbian: Nosyn, pronounced [ˈnɔsɨn]) is a town in the district of Meissen, in Saxony, Germany. It is located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle. Nossen is best known for its proximity to a motorway junction where the A14 merges onto the A4.

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Geography

Townhall

Neighboring towns

Nearest towns are Roßwein, Großschirma, Reinsberg and Striegistal in Mittelsachsen districts and Käbschütztal, Lommatzsch and Klipphausen in the Meißen district.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.[3][4]

Historical population

From 1995, recorded on 31 December, unless otherwise noted:[5]

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Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

Manfred von Killinger (1940)

References

  1. [1]
    Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. [3]
    Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps Archived 10 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Flossenbürg subcamp
  5. [5]
    Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
  6. [6]
    31 December
  7. [7]
    3 October
  8. [8]
    Using the enlarged district from 1 January 2003 (with Heynitz)
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