Mühlau, Germany

Mühlau
Mühlau
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Chemnitz
District Mittelsachsen
Municipal assoc. Burgstädt
Basic statistics
Area 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Elevation 329 m  (1079 ft)
Population 2,240 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 277 /km2 (717 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate FG
Postal code 09241
Area code 03722
Website www.muehlau-sachsen.de

Mühlau is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Mühlau lies in the arch mountain foothills approximately 3 kilometers to the north of Limbach-Oberfrohna, and 15 kilometers northwest of Chemnitz. The settlers of Mühlau originally came from Mehlem (currently part of Bonn) on the Rhine. The local name Mühlau is derived from the former home town.

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