Werdau
Werdau | |
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Location of Werdau within Zwickau district | |
Coordinates: 50°44′N 12°23′E / 50.733°N 12.383°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Zwickau |
Subdivisions | 5 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–26) | Sören Kristensen[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 65.60 km2 (25.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 334 m (1,096 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 20,702 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 08412 |
Dialling codes | 03761 |
Vehicle registration | Z, GC, HOT, WDA |
Website | www.werdau.de |
Werdau (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁdaʊ̯] ) is a town in Germany, part of the Landkreis Zwickau in Saxony. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 8 km from Zwickau.
The town was mentioned as early as 1304, and in 1398 it was purchased by Frederick, then margrave of Meissen, who afterwards became Elector of Saxony.[3]
The textile industry was the dominant industry in Werdau since the 14th century. The industrial character of the town further increased in the 20th century with the large-scale truck production by the IFA conglomerate. Both industries were not competitive after the German reunification in 1990, leading to a sharp deindustrialisation. The character of the town changed dramatically over the last 20 years after almost all factories were demolished and the characteristic East-German residential Plattenbauten were scaled back.
In 1905, the city held a contest for the design of a new town hall, as the old one built in 1727 had become too small. The tower and floorplan of one design was combined with the façade of another, and ground was broken for construction on 1 August 1908. It was inaugurated on 26 April 1911, with Frederick Augustus III of Saxony in attendance.[4][5]
Werdau station is located on the Leipzig–Hof railway.
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Marien-Church
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City Museum
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Cemetery chapel
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Advertising clock
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Catholic Church
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Werdau". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 52. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Griesbacher, Thomas. "Werdau". Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ "Town Hall" (in German). Werdau.de. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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