Nossen

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Nossen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Nossen
Nossen (Germany)
Nossen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Meißen
Mayor Uwe Anke
Basic statistics
Area 50.50 km² (19.5 sq mi)
Elevation 259 m  (850 ft)
Population 7,527  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 149 /km² (386 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MEI
Postal codes 01681–01683, 8255
Area code 035242
Website www.nossen.de

Coordinates: 51°03′00″N 13°18′00″E / 51.05, 13.3

Nossen is a town in the district of Meißen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Dresden region, and located 80 km southeast of Leipzig.

[edit] History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here. [1]

[edit] References

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

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