Stützengrün is a community in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.

Stützengrün
Baroque style house in Stützengrün
Baroque style house in Stützengrün
Location of Stützengrün within Erzgebirgskreis district
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Stützengrün is located in Germany
Stützengrün
Stützengrün
Stützengrün is located in Saxony
Stützengrün
Stützengrün
Coordinates: 50°32′4″N 12°31′34″E / 50.53444°N 12.52611°E / 50.53444; 12.52611
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictErzgebirgskreis
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2021–28) Volkmar Viehweg[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
28.36 km2 (10.95 sq mi)
Elevation
584 m (1,916 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,024
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
08328
Dialling codes037462
Vehicle registrationERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Websitewww.stuetzengruen.de

Geography

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Location

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Stützengrün is in the Ore Mountains directly on the border with the Vogtland. In Stützengrün is found the Weißbach, a stream which flows into the Eibenstock Reservoir.

Geology

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The community lies on a hilly plateau of Eibenstock tourmaline-granite and stretches from a height of 570 up to 680 metres above sea level.

Constituent communities

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As well as the namesake community of Stützengrün, the municipal area also includes the former municipalities of Hundshübel and Lichtenau.

History

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From 1952 to 1990, Stützengrün was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.

Population (31 December):

  • 1971 - 2,863
  • 1998 - 4,092
  • 1999 - 4,085
  • 2000 - 4,004
  • 2001 - 3,976
  • 2002 - 3,981
  • 2003 - 3,941
  • 2004 - 3,842
  • 2005 - 3,806
  • 2006 - 3,771
Source as of 1998: Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen

Politics

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Country subdivision Hundshuebel

At the mayoral election on 31 August 2014, Volkmar Viehweg was elected.[3] He succeeded Birgit Reichel (CDU), who had been mayor for 14 years.

Culture and sightseeing

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On the Kuhberg

Right on Bundesstraße 169, which runs through the community, is the Bauernbarockkirche (“Baroque Farmers’ Church”), built in 1701 and now a protected monument, with its carved altar and a 130-year-old Jehmlich organ.

A further attraction in the community is the 795-m-high Kuhberg (“Cow Mountain”) with the Prinz-Georg-Turm (tower) which affords an unrivalled view of the neighbouring communities. Moreover, the Bergwiesenerlebnispfad (“Mountain Meadow Experience Path”), which features indigenous vegetation and Scottish Highland cattle, makes for an inviting walk.

Economy and infrastructure

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Transport

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Stützengrün lies on Bundesstraße 169. Until the 1970s, the community was connected to the railway by the narrow-gauge line that ran from Wilkau-Haßlau to Carlsfeld. In 1997, the stretch to Schönheide was rebuilt and since then has been run as a museum railway.

Established businesses

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Brush fabrication
  • Brush industry
  • Small and medium-sized businesses
  • Sporadic agriculture
  • Commercial-industrial area on the B 169

Education

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The elementary school at Stützengrün on Schulstraße (“School Street”) serves the local schooling needs.

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2014, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 13 July 2021.

See also

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