Klipphausen
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Location of Klipphausen within Meißen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°5′N 13°32′E / 51.083°N 13.533°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Meißen |
| Subdivisions | 23 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–26) | Mirko Knöfel[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111.56 km2 (43.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,366 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01665 |
| Dialling codes | 0351, 03521, 035204, 035244 |
| Vehicle registration | MEI, GRH, RG, RIE |
| Website | klipphausen.de |
Klipphausen is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.
Schloss Scharfenberg is located in the Pegenau area of Klipphausen.
In today's locality Röhrsdorf, Julius Adolph Stöckhardt was born, who helped to establish agricultural chemistry in Germany, initiated the establishment of agricultural experiment stations and was a pioneer of environmental research.
Sons and daughters of the community[edit]
- Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz (1822–1862), Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg
- Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (1825–1906), diplomat
- Julius Adolph Stöckhardt (1809–1886), agricultural engineer
- Erhard Siedel (1895–1979), actor and theater actor
- Wulf Kirsten (born 1934), lyric poet
- Dieter Wendisch (born 1953), rower, Olympic champion 1976 and 1980
References[edit]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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