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Municipality in Saxony, Germany
Hartmannsdorf
Municipality
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Location of Hartmannsdorf within Mittelsachsen district
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Coordinates: 50°53′12″N 12°47′58″E / 50.88667°N 12.79944°E / 50.88667; 12.79944
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMittelsachsen
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Uwe Weinert (CDU)
Area
 • Total10.28 km (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation236 m (774 ft)
Population
 • Total4,453
 • Density430/km (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes09232
Dialling codes03722
Vehicle registrationFG
Websitewww.gemeinde-hartmannsdorf.de

Hartmannsdorf (Hartmannsdorf bei Chemnitz) is a small municipality in the district Mittweida, Saxony, in eastern Germany, near the city of Chemnitz. As of 2020 it has a population of 4,421.

History

During World War II, in February 1941, the Stalag IV-F prisoner-of-war camp was established in Hartmannsdorf. It held French, British, Soviet, Serbian, American, Czechoslovak, Belgian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Italian and other Allied POWs, including Polish women who fought in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The camp was liberated by American troops in April 1945.

Economy

The Diamant works in Hartmannsdorf are the oldest producing bicycle factory in Germany. Since 2004 it has been the site for the European production of Trek Bicycle Corporation. Trek took over the Villiger-Diamant production facility which they had purchased in 2003.

Twin towns

References

  1. Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 420–421. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
  4. Aidn, Werner (2010) Diamant. Fahrräder, Motorräder, Radsport. Maxime-Verlag, Leipzig, ISBN 978-3-931965-25-9

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