Lengenfeld

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Lengenfeld
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lengenfeld
Lengenfeld (Germany)
Lengenfeld
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Chemnitz
District Vogtlandkreis
Town subdivisions 9
Mayor Volker Bachmann
Basic statistics
Area 47.16 km² (18.2 sq mi)
Elevation 403 m  (1322 ft)
Population 8,119  (30/11/2005)
 - Density 172 /km² (446 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate V
Postal code 08485
Area code 037606
Website www.stadt-lengenfeld.de

Coordinates: 50°34′0″N 12°22′0″E / 50.56667, 12.36667

Lengenfeld is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here. [1] The town is situated 19 km southwest of Zwickau, and 18 km northeast of Plauen.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Christine O'Keefe.Concentration Camps.www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html