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Glashütte

Town in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Glashütte within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district

(2021–28) Sven Gleißberg^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total95.57 km² (36.90 sq mi)Elevation

340 m (1,120 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,657 • Density70/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

01768

Dialling codes035053Vehicle registrationPIRWebsitewww.glashuette-sachs.de

Glashütte [German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaːsˌhʏtə] ^ⓘ] is a town in Saxony, Germany, known as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry and has a population of about 7,000. Historically, it was first mentioned in a document circa 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.

Watches currently made in this location include:

A. Lange & Söhne
Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier Glashütte^[3]
C. H. Wolf
Glashütte Original
Mühle Glashütte
NOMOS Glashütte
Wempe Chronometerwerke
Tutima
Union Glashütte^[4]
Moritz Grossmann

Notable people

Ferdinand Adolph Lange (1815–1875), watchmaker, founder of A. Lange & Söhne, Member of Saxon Landtag 1857–1875, mayor of Glashütte 1848–1866
Arthur Burkhardt (1857–1918), engineer and manufacturer
Hans-Peter Kaul (1943–2014), judge, international lawyer and diplomat

References

^ Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 3 February 2022.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
^ "Bruno Söhnle Glashütte | Exzellente Uhren".
^ "History & philosophy | Union Glashütte". Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-16.