Klingenthal

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Klingenthal
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Chemnitz
District	Vogtlandkreis
Mayor	Reiner Schneidenbach (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	28.66 km² (11.1 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1641 ft)
Population	8,831 (31/12/2006)
- Density	308 /km² (798 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	V
Postal code	08248
Area code	037467
Website	www.klingenthal.de Coordinates: 50°22′1″N 12°28′07″E / 50.36694, 12.46861

For the commune in France famous for swords see Klingenthal, Bas-Rhin

Klingenthal is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated directly on the border with the Czech Republic opposite the Czech town of Kraslice, 29 km southeast of Plauen, and 33 km northwest of Karlovy Vary.

The Aschberg ("cinder mountain") towers above the town at 936 m. The extemely elongated town, 10.5 km from end to end, is surrounded by numerous woods of firs.

The town is bisected by the Döbra and Zwota rivers. These two rivers unite at the Czech-German border to form the Svatava river, which in turn flows into the Ohře river at Sokolov.

Klingenthal's inhabitants number 8,996 (September 30, 2005). The town is famed for its manufacture of musical instruments and is a well-known ski resort.

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