Grimma

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Grimma
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Grimma
Grimma (Germany)
Grimma
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Leipzig
District Muldentalkreis
Mayor Matthias Berger
Basic statistics
Area 76.15 km² (29.4 sq mi)
Elevation 128 m  (420 ft)
Population 19,457  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 256 /km² (662 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MTL
Postal code 04668
Area code 03437
Website www.grimma.de

Coordinates: 51°14′19″N 12°43′31″E / 51.23861, 12.72528

Grimma is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 km southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170, it is the capital of the Muldentalkreis district.

[edit] Culture

Grimma has been the site of many historic structures, including a town hall dating from 1442, a famous school (the Furstenschule) erected on the site of a former Augustinian monastery in 1550, and a school of brewing.

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