Hainichen (Saxony)
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Hainichen is a town in the German Free State of Saxony. It is about 15 miles northeast of Chemnitz and has been an industrial region in the past.
As of 1911, Hainichen's primary manufacture is that of flannels, baize, and similar fabrics; at the time it may have been called the centre of this industry in Germany. The special whiteness and excellence of the flannel made in Hainichen are due to the peculiar nature of the water used in the manufacture. There were also large dye-works and bleaching establishments.
Hainichen is the birthplace of C.F. Gellert, to whose memory a bronze statue was erected in the marketplace in 1865.
The mayor of Hainichen is Dieter Greysinger of the Social Democratic Party. As of 2005, the population is 9,521.
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