Aue
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Free State of Saxony |
| Administrative region | Chemnitz |
| District | Aue-Schwarzenberg |
| Population | 18,539 (2005) |
| Area | 20.94 km² |
| Population density | 885 /km² |
| Elevation | 320-564 m |
| Coordinates | 50°35′ N 12°42′ E |
| Postal code | 08280 |
| Area code | 03771 |
| Licence plate code | ASZ |
| Mayor | Heinrich Kohl |
| Website | aue.de |
Aue is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, with 18,000 inhabitants. Aue is the capital of the district Aue-Schwarzenberg in the western part of the Erzgebirge.
The mining town has been known for its copper, titanium, and kaolinite, which was used for Meissen porcelain. Aue was a centre of engineering and cutlery during the German Democratic Republic. Today, it is developing its tourism industry since it is on the Silberstraße tourism route. Aue is known in the region for its traditional football club FC Erzgebirge Aue, which has been playing in the 2nd Bundesliga since 2003.
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[edit] Geography
Neighbouring towns and villages are Bad Schlema, Bernsbach, Bockau, Zschorlau, Lauter/Sa., Lößnitz, Schneeberg and Hartenstein.
[edit] History
Aue was first mentioned in a document from 1173 as Owe, meaning the meadow at the confluence of the Schwarzwasser and Zwickauer Mulde Rivers. One of the oldest buildings in Aue is the church of the former monastery Klösterlein Zelle. Built during the Middle Ages, the Klösterlein Zelle was largely dismantled during the industrialization of nearby factory buildings. One of the oldest
A plaster canvas, depicting Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, Mary, and a bishop, was originally on the eastern wall of the Klösterlein. During the 1930s it was removed so it could be restored. One of the oldest pieces of art in Saxony, the canvas is now located in the St.-Annen-Kapelle near the cathedral of Freiberg. A copy of it by H. Beck is located in Aue's Friedenskirche Aue-Zelle.
After the end of World War II in 1945, the town was not occupied by the Soviet or American armies for a couple of weeks. It was part of the so-called Free Republic of Schwarzenberg, described in Stefan Heym's book Schwarzenberg.
[edit] Historical population
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1950 to 1998 |
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- Source since 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
1 October 29, 1946
2 August 31, 1950
[edit] Famous residents
- Kurt Teubner (1903-1990), painter
- Dietmar Vettermann (born 1957), Mayor of Zwickau
- Thomas Colditz (born 1957), CDU politician
- Ernst August Geitner (1783-1852), chemist and developer of nickel silver (Argentan); in 1829 he founded the "Argentanfabrik Auerhammer", which became today's "Auerhammer Metallwerk GmbH".
- Clemens Winkler (1838-1900), discoverer of Germanium
[edit] Reference
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of September 22, 2006.
