Nossen

Nossen
Town
Coat of arms of Nossen
Coat of arms
CoswigDiera-ZehrenEbersbachGlaubitzGröditzGroßenhainHirschsteinKäbschütztalKlipphausenLampertswaldeLommatzschMeissenMoritzburgGröditzNiederauNossenNünchritzPriestewitzRadebeulRadeburgRiesaRöderaueSchönfeldStauchitzStrehlaThiendorfWeinböhlaWülknitzZeithainSaxonyDresdenBautzen (district)Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeMittelsachsenNordsachsenBrandenburg
Location of Nossen within Meissen district
Interactive map of Nossen
Nossen is located in Germany
Nossen
Location within Germany
Nossen is located in Saxony
Nossen
Location within Saxony
Coordinates: 51°03′N 13°18′E / 51.050°N 13.300°E / 51.050; 13.300
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMeissen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27)Christian Bartusch (SPD)
Area
 • Total
122.74 km2 (47.39 sq mi)
Elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
10,370
 • Density84.49/km2 (218.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01623, 01665, 01683
Dialling codes035242, 035246, 035241
Vehicle registrationMEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Websitewww.nossen.de

Nossen (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔsn̩] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Nosyn, pronounced [ˈnɔsɨn]) is a town in the district of Meissen, in 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.

Geography

Townhall

Neighboring towns

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

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.

Historical population

From 1995, recorded on 31 December, unless otherwise noted:

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

Manfred von Killinger (1940)

References

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2025)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  3. ↑ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps Archived 10 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Flossenbürg subcamp
  5. ↑ Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
  6. ↑ 31 December
  7. ↑ 3 October
  8. ↑ Using the enlarged district from 1 January 2003 (with Heynitz)