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from the 17th century, and it was consecrated on 27 August 1872. Inside are found, among other things, the monumental painting âHausandachtâ (âHouse Prayerâ) â also known as âBetender
Bergmannâ (âPraying Minerâ) and âBergmannsglaubeâ (âMinerâs Beliefâ) â and âExulantenschicksalâ (âExulantsâ Fateâ) by
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Owing to the town's great elevation â the road to
Neustadt reaches 892 m â the winter here, with its long-lasting snow cover, often lasts half the year, making Johanngeorgenstadt one of Saxony's snowiest areas. Wind strengths of four to seven at any time of year are not a rarity, leading to the
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The closure that began in 1990 of many businesses, such as the glove, textile and furniture industries as well as machine building led to a great fall in the town's population to levels below those before the war. This in turn led to the demolition of many empty factories and residential blocks
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The official German blazon, however (âGeteilt von Silber ĂŒber Rot; oben drei rote GebĂ€ude mit TĂŒrmen, unten ein kleiner
Silberschild, darin schwarze SchlĂ€gel und Eisenâ), does not mention the black roofs seen in the sample coat of arms in this article, nor does it say exactly how the
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The town stretches predominantly from the eastern ridge of the almost 900-m-high
Fastenberg to where the Breitenbach, which forms part of the border with the Czech Republic, empties into the river Schwarzwasser. The nearest high mountains to the town are the 1019-m-high
798:(especially in Neuoberhaus, Pachthaus and the midtown). These measures even affected one of the town's few cultural monuments: The mining warehouse building, built between 1806 and 1812 and spared by the great fire of 1867, was, with town council's approval, torn down.
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Not far from
SchwefelwerkstraĂe lies the recreation, dedicated on 30 October 1993, of a horse gin and a hat house that may be visited. Right near the horse gin is a lapidarium featuring historic border stones and other boundary-marking stones.
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Johanngeorgenstadt's coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per fess, above argent three buildings gules with towers, below gules an inescutcheon argent, therein a sledgehammer and a cross-peen hammer sable per saltire.
594:(Ober- and Unterjugel), Henneberg, Wittigsthal, Pachthaus, Heimberg (with KĂŒlliggut), Steigerdorf (with HaberlandmĂŒhle), Steinbach and Sauschwemme. The former centre of Neuoberhaus is nowadays abandoned and has been overgrown by woods.
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mining underwent growth that was both rapid and without much regard to the effects on either human beings or on the environment. A great deal of the Old Town had to be torn down between 1953 and 1960 owing to mining damage, and new
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of the German Skiing
Federation. Here begins the ridge ski run by way of WeitersglashĂŒtte and MĂŒhlleithen to Schöneck, much loved in winter. Furthermore, in the KĂŒlliggut lands there are lifts at skiersâ disposal.
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At Röderplatz is found the memorial dedicated on 8 September 1901 to the Ore
Mountain poet and singer, school principal Christian Friedrich Röder (1827â1900); it includes a larger-than-life bust.
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building on
Eibenstocker StraĂe in the middle of town. The old town hall lay right on the marketplace, but it was destroyed in the great fire of 1867, and its successor was torn down in 1955.
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Other memorials at the marketplace are the light grey granite pedestal of the
Warriorsâ Memorial (1870/71) and several memorial stones to the sons of the town. The two-metre-tall
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Cette ville est évoquée dans le roman de
Philipe Kerr vert-de-gris à l'occasion de la course à la production d'uranium par l'URSS en vue de l'acquisition de l'arme nucléaire.
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are to be configured. It does not say, for instance, that the tools in the inescutcheon should be crossed (note, however, that this is implied if they are described as â
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From 1952 to 1957, Johanngeorgenstadt was a district unto itself, but after this the town was integrated with the district of Schwarzenberg (now Aue-Schwarzenberg).
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town's already becoming a well-loved summer resort by the late 19th century. Ever since the area was once mentioned in some 18th-century publications as the
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Townâ). Its population decline since the 1950s has been extremely severe, falling from 45,000 residents in 1953 to only about one twelfth of that now.
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In Wittigsthal, next to the border crossing and the visitor mine, is the mansion of the old Wittigsthal ironworks, from 1836.
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enthusiasts a broad area for their pastime. Many marked trails lead to local sightseeing spots, among them in particular the
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had come into service, and by 1828, Carl Gotthilf Nestler (1789â1864) had set up Saxony's first fully functional iron plate
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Johann Gabriel Löbel (1635â1696), glassworks and dyeworks owner in Jugel, ironworks master in Wittigsthal and Breitenbach
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milestones near the town that were placed from 1858 onwards, for example on the old postal route from Auerbach by way of
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Miriquidis Raunen. SÀchsische und böhmische Sagen aus dem westlichen Hocherzgebirge (Johanngeorgenstadt und Umgebung).
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in the New Town (Neustadt), although originally it stood at the marketplace, and also a full milestone opposite the
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Dr. phil. Richard Truckenbrodt (1887â1961), teacher, earned a doctorate in 1926 about Western Ore Mountain folklore
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was built in 1929 near Johanngeorgenstadt. It bore the name âHans-Heinz-Schanzeâ. In 1934, the formerly abandoned
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Hardcore band New Morality played a show here on February 28, 2009, it has since become an annual local holiday
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von Erdmannsdorff (1815â1888), Lord of Schönfeld, Member of the Landtag, supported the building of the railway
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stands the Statue of the Town's Founder, Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony (1585â1656). It was carved out of
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to Schwarzenberg began running, and from 1899 until its closure in 1945 the railway ran through to Neudek (
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August Heinrich Gruner (1761â1848), postmaster, Goethe's acquaintance, saved the town from pillage in 1813
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1880: LĂ©once Robert Freiherr von Könneritz (1835â1890), Saxon Finance Minister, furthered railway building
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1874: Mehnert, Commissar and Member of the Landtag, worked to have the railway built to Johanngeorgenstadt
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1869: Friedrich August Weidauer (d. 1897), Mayor of Schwarzenberg, helped with the rebuilding of Town Hall
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Dr. phil. Gotthelf Gustav GĂŒndel (1794â1860), Goethe's friend, educator in the House of Frizzoni in
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comes from, although only one of the three musicians, Michael Rostig, actually still lives in town.
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and a quarter-mile stone in Steinbach, both of which date from 1725. There are furthermore several
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At the corner of the marketplace at Karlsbader StraĂe once stood, until the town fire in 1867, the
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Christian Gottlob Wild (1785â1839) church minister, said to have been an Ore Mountain dialect poet
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Toni Englert (b. 1988), sportsman (Nordic Combination), junior world champion 2006, grew up here
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built in 1930 and 1931 on Eibenstocker StraĂe was opened once again in late October 2004 as the
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steps and a water-spouting bear's head referring to the Electoral hunts in the town's environs.
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of Saxony. By 1680, there were roughly 100 ore mines in the town and the surrounding area.
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GewĂ€hlte BĂŒrgermeisterinnen und BĂŒrgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022
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in the Ore Mountains in 1771 and 1772 claimed roughly 650 lives in Johanngeorgenstadt.
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Amatus Otto Unger (1838â1914), on the board of the âVereinigten Strohstoff-Fabrikenâ
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centre in Schwefelwerk was completed in 2004 with a new building and recognized as a
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in which the town's first mayor Johann Löbel the Elder lived. Here, in August 1785
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1993:(1749â1832), visited the town in 1785, among other times, as witnessed by a plaque
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23 February: Town's founding day with mining parade and service at the town church
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mining, reaching its high point about 1715 and declining during the 18th century.
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1999:(b. 1983), sportsman (Nordic Combination), vice-world champion 2005, grew up here
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with 60 beds at its disposal. In 1986, the title âMost Beautiful Youth Hostelâ (
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Of the 5,748 inhabitants on 31 December 2003, 2,751 were male and 2,997 female.
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figure formerly on the Warriorsâ Memorial pedestal was melted down in the
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in the HaberlandmĂŒhle. In the 19th century also began the production of
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607:(âSaxon Siberiaâ), the town has been known by the affectionate nickname
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style using the old tower stonework after the town fire destroyed the
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Communities in Aue-Schwarzenberg bordering on Johanngeorgenstadt are
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in the 1920s; in 1928 a âMax-Schmidt-Bankâ was dedicated on Höhenweg
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Electorate of Saxony postal milestone in the New Town (Neustadt)
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Beschreibung der Exulanten- und Bergstadt Johanngeorgenstadt.
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Hans C. Otto (1879â1929), glove factory owner, eventually in
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Statistische JahrbĂŒcher der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
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Idyll at the Haldenteich with view of the town (before 1917)
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in which countless inmates died. Its prisoners were used as
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born Pöhler (b. 1974), sportsman (skijumping), grew up here
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of the City of Leipzig, endower of the Minersâ Widowsâ Fund
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Kurt Magritz (1909â1992), architect and graphic artist in
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Likewise on SchwefelwerkstraĂe in the middle of town is a
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connections to Schwarzenberg and by way of Eibenstock to
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Auersberg (1 019 m) with viewing tower and mountain hotel
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Sport and Meeting Place after renovation and expansion.
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Johanngeorgenstadt is where the Ore Mountain folk group
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have their roots in the time when the town was founded.
2039:"Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe"
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captain, founder and chairman of the Winter Sport Club
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Bergbau und Bergstadt Johanngeorgenstadt (1654â1945).
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2004: Heiner Georgi, teacher and engaged churchworker
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KurfĂŒrst-Johann-Georg-Schule, KĂ€the-Kollwitz-Str. 16
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The place where uranium was first discovered (1789)
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2028:, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
1706:of the City of Dresden, furthered railway building
1558:Since 1927, at HospitalstraĂe 5, there has been a
1284:In the New Town (Neustadt) stands a Saxony postal
2105:, Leipzig 1723 (Enlarged reprint: Stuttgart 1997)
1881:Schreyer (1845â1922), chief forest councillor in
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1702:1874: Friedrich Wilhelm Pfotenhauer (1812â1877),
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1660:and mayor, helped with the town's reconstruction
1156:There is also an âeducational and entertainingâ
2046:Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen
1958:GĂŒnter Schmidt (b. 1929), major general in the
1029:Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen
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2117:Johanngeorgenstadt - Historie & Gegenwart.
1656:1870: Ernst Adolph Theodor Degen (1782â1854),
1639:1868: Bernhard von Uhde, district director in
739:and were deported mostly from German-occupied
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1337:natural monument near Breitenbrunn-Halbemeile
780:Sowjetisch-Deutsche Aktiengesellschaft Wismut
770:Following World War II, the town was part of
2523:1654 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1980:, described as the âface of new German filmâ
1407:): various events for townsfolk and visitors
1281:(âMinerâs Squareâ) with its music pavilion.
1271:spent the night on his way to Karlovy Vary.
1721:, saved the church books from the town fire
1675:secretary, worked to have the railway built
1288:from 1728, which once stood at the market.
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550:(in the Czech Republic) and the 913-m-high
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1541:Right near the town administration is the
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2012:
1970:Wolfgang Möhrig-Marothi (b. 1947), writer
1843:(1806â1889), music teacher and composer,
1685:1874: F. O. Starke, Member of the Second
1502:) and Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary). There are
1419:August: Old Town Festival in âSockendorfâ
1234:and restored in 1984. Before it are some
1230:in 1863 by sculptor Wilhelm Schwenk from
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442:ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
1903:have been born at the Erlabrunn Hospital
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1870:Eugen Kircheisen (d. 1913), sculptor in
1816:Carl Gottlob Beck (1733â1802), moved to
1709:1878: Christian Adolf Lenk (1801â1879),
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1751:1911: Otto Robert Georgi (1831â1918),
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1885:, poet of the song âDr Vugelbeerbaamâ
1413:March: Auersberglauf (Auersberg Walk)
1371:The widely wooded surroundings offer
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1077:â, the historical symbol of mining).
782:â Soviet-German Bismuth Corporation)
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335:29.59 km (11.42 sq mi)
2513:Populated places established in 1654
1926:Max F. Schmidt, musical director in
1744:Unger (1831â1909), factory owner in
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1426:: Schwibbogenfest (Christmas market)
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1216:artist August Herrmann (1885â1962).
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719:industry was taken up again. In the
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1985:People with connections to the town
1824:house (nowadays: Verlag C. H. Beck)
1758:1913: Dr. Walter GlaĂ (1874â1914),
1328:with viewing platform) in Henneberg
702:Early 20th-century view of the town
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827:Development of population figures
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1576:Sachsenhausen concentration camp
1545:(House of Youth) built in 2004.
1400:January: Grenzlauf (Border Walk)
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1966:Technische UniversitÀt Ilmenau
1808:Sons and daughters of the town
1526:Youth hostel on HospitalstraĂe
1487:and Wildenthal (today part of
733:FlossenbĂŒrg concentration camp
496:, and 27 km northwest of
473:[ËjoËhan.ÉĄeËÉÊgĆ.Êtat]
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1867:, factory owner in JonasmĂŒhle
1241:Also at the marketplace, the
1207:(âTown Churchâ) was built in
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2170:Towns and municipalities in
2074:"Johanngeorgenstadt Subcamp"
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343:1,000 m (3,000 ft)
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1249:âs one hundredth birthday.
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1991:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1908:Emil Teubner (1877â1958),
1434:Economy and infrastructure
1269:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1146:, a museum of local lore.
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1916:, honorary citizen of Aue
1667:Löhr (d. 1890), Mayor of
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1203:The Evangelical Lutheran
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558:Neighbouring communities
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1797:(âhomeland researcherâ)
1791:Erzgebirgszweigvereinâs
1564:Schönste Jugendherberge
1121:Culture and sightseeing
829:(from 1955 31 December)
669:in the town. The great
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2323:Königswalde
2298:Heidersdorf
2228:Crottendorf
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1395:Schwibbogen
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1205:Stadtkirche
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1057:The town's
1040:2 31 August
1009:2022: 3,789
1006:2021: 3,758
1003:2020: 3,879
1000:2019: 3,897
997:2018: 3,973
985:2017: 3,991
982:2016: 4,115
979:2015: 4,135
976:2014: 4,206
973:2013: 4,257
970:2012: 4,358
967:2011: 4,566
964:2010: 4,681
961:2009: 4,779
958:2008: 4,924
946:2007: 5,091
943:2006: 5,199
940:2005: 5,408
937:2004: 5,566
934:2003: 5,748
931:2002: 5,928
928:2001: 6,100
925:2000: 6,306
922:1998: 6,834
862:1939: 8,861
859:1938: 7,111
856:1910: 6,188
853:1890: 5,124
850:1871: 4,083
847:1834: 3,433
844:1815: 2,979
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2408:Schönheide
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2358:Niederdorf
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2343:Marienberg
2248:Eibenstock
2203:BĂ€renstein
1910:woodcarver
1822:publishing
1818:Nördlingen
1658:apothecary
1651:Bergglocke
1489:Eibenstock
1405:Shrovetide
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2443:Thalheim
2418:Sehmatal
2373:Oelsnitz
2348:Mildenau
2318:Jöhstadt
2303:Hohndorf
2198:Auerbach
2183:Amtsberg
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1354:Naturbad
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1877:August
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1641:Zwickau
1631:Thalers
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1512:PotĆŻÄky
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1236:granite
1232:Dresden
1219:At the
1149:In the
1126:Museums
1113:in the
1098:Bavaria
1071:charges
784:uranium
690:leather
667:poverty
615:History
598:Climate
576:PotĆŻÄky
447:Website
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2208:Bockau
2126:, 2001
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1921:Vienna
1778:1933:
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1711:cantor
1665:Eduard
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1500:Nejdek
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1381:border
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1254:bronze
1111:Nejdek
749:France
745:Poland
717:mining
693:gloves
671:famine
663:excise
652:Silver
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486:Saxony
282:Saxony
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1348:Sport
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