Frankenberg, Saxony

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Frankenberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Frankenberg
Frankenberg, Saxony (Germany)
Frankenberg, Saxony
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Chemnitz
District Mittweida
Mayor Thomas Firmenich (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 65.42 km² (25.3 sq mi)
Elevation 262 m  (860 ft)
Population 16,521  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 253 /km² (654 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MW
Postal code 09669
Area code 037206
Website www.frankenberg-sachsen.de

Coordinates: 50°54′39″N 13°2′16″E / 50.91083, 13.03778

Frankenberg (also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittweida, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km northeast of Chemnitz.

It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.

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This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.