Nossen

Nossen is a town in the district of Meißen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle. Nossen is best known for its proximity to a motorway junction where the A14 merges onto the A4.

Nossen
Coat of arms
Location of Nossen within Meißen district
Nossen
Nossen
Coordinates: 51°03′N 13°18′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMeißen
Government
 • MayorUwe Anke
Area
 • Total122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi)
Elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,598
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
01623, 01665, 01683
Dialling codes035242, 035246, 035241
Vehicle registrationMEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Websitewww.nossen.de

Geography
Townhall

Neighboring Towns

Nearest towns are Roßwein, Großschirma, Reinsberg and Striegistal in Mittelsachsen districts and Käbschütztal, Lommatzsch and Klipphausen in the Meißen district.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.[2][3]

Historical Population

From 1995, recorded on 31 December, unless otherwise noted:[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18341,778—    
18853,945+121.9%
1960[5]7,881+99.8%
1990[6]6,999−11.2%
19986,552−6.4%
YearPop.±%
20006,487−1.0%
2002[7]7,781+19.9%
20047,626−2.0%
20067,363−3.4%
20097,142−3.0%

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city
Manfred von Killinger (1940)

References
  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2019.
  2. Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps
  3. Flossenbürg subcamp
  4. Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
  5. 31 December
  6. 3 October
  7. Using the enlarged district from 1 January 2003 (with Heynitz)
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