Frauenstein, Saxony

Town in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Frauenstein within Mittelsachsen district

(2022–29) Reiner Hentschel^[1]Area

• Total58.83 km² (22.71 sq mi)Elevation

650 m (2,130 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,714 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

09623

Dialling codes037326Vehicle registrationFGWebsitewww.frauenstein-erzgebirge.de

Frauenstein (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaʊ̯ənˌʃtaɪ̯n] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Ore Mountains, 19 km (11.81 mi) southeast of Freiberg, and 33 km (20.51 mi) southwest of Dresden.

Frauenstein Castle is located northeast of the town centre.

Notable people

Andreas Silbermann (1678–1734), born in Kleinbobritzsch, organ builder
Gottfried Silbermann (1683–1753), organ builder, born in Kleinbobritzsch, spent his childhood years in Frauenstein from 1686 onwards
Thomas Schönlebe (born 1965), athlete

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.