Limbach-Oberfrohna
Limbach-Oberfrohna is a town in the district of Zwickau in the German Free State of Saxony.
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Town administration building | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Limbach-Oberfrohna within Zwickau district | |
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 12°45′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Zwickau |
Municipal assoc. | Limbach-Oberfrohna |
Subdivisions | 7 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jesko Vogel (FW) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.17 km2 (19.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 24,029 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 09212 |
Dialling codes | 03722, 037609 |
Vehicle registration | Z |
Website | www.limbach-oberfrohna.de |
Main sights
- Schloss (Castle) Wolkenburg
- Protestant church in Oberfrohna
- Wasserturm ("Water Tower")
- Town Hall
- Limbach Municipal Church
Economy
Limbach-Oberfrohna is situated in the manufacturing district of Chemnitz. It has a public park and a monument to the composer Johannes Pache. Its industries in the past included the making of worsteds, cloth, silk and sewing-machines, dyeing and bleaching. However, these industries collapsed almost completely after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Today, the biggest employers in the town are Siemens VDO, a former branch of the Siemens AG and manufacturer of car-supplies together with other mechanical-engineering firms.
Transport
The town is situated near the Bundesautobahn 4 and Bundesautobahn 72. Chemnitz, a city with a long existing mechanical-engineering-industry, is situated about 15 km to the east of Limbach-Oberfrohna.
Notable people
- Siegfried Schnabl (born 1927), sexologist and psychotherapist
References
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2019.