Geringswalde

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Geringswalde
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Geringswalde (Germany)
Geringswalde
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Chemnitz
District Mittweida
Mayor PDS
Basic statistics
Area 29.93 km² (11.6 sq mi)
Elevation 268 m  (879 ft)
Population 4,979  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 166 /km² (431 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MW
Postal code 09326
Area code 037382
Website www.geringswalde.de

Coordinates: 51°4′35″N 12°54′15″E / 51.07639, 12.90417

Geringswalde (IPA: [geːʁɪŋsˈvaldə]) is a town in the district of Mittweida, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Mittweida, and 27 km north of Chemnitz.

The town was first mentioned in 1233 in a document confirming the establishment of a Benedictine nun's convent. The neogothic Martin Luther church of 1890 replaces a former romanesque church. The neo-baroque town hall was opened in 1905, the school house in neo-renaissance style around the same time. An observation tower named after Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, situated north of the town, opened in 1907.

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