Wolkenstein

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Wolkenstein
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Wolkenstein
Wolkenstein (Germany)
Wolkenstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Chemnitz
District Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis
Town subdivisions 10
Mayor Guntram Petzold
Basic statistics
Area 30.51 km² (11.8 sq mi)
Elevation 553 m  (1814 ft)
Population 4,272  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 140 /km² (363 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MEK
Postal code 09429
Area code 037369
Website www.stadt-wolkenstein.de
Location of the town of Wolkenstein within Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis district
Map

Coordinates: 50°39′16″N 13°4′29″E / 50.65444, 13.07472

Wolkenstein is a town in the district Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the Zschopau River, 22 km southeast of Chemnitz.