Drebach is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of the Ortsteile (divisions) Drebach, Grießbach, Im Grund, Scharfenstein, Spinnerei, Venusberg, Wilischthal and Wiltzsch.[3]
Drebach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Drebach within Erzgebirgskreis district  | |
  Drebach  Drebach | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′24″N 13°01′05″E / 50.67333°N 13.01806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Grüner Grund |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–24) | Jens Haustein[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.74 km2 (12.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,045 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09430, 09435 |
| Dialling codes | 03725, 037341, 037369 |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP |
| Website | www.gemeinde-drebach.de |
Sights
editScharfenstein Castle
editScharfenstein Castle is located in the Village of Scharfenstein in the valley of the river Zschopau. It houses, amongst other things, a permanent exhibition of Ore Mountain folk art under the title Longing For the Light (Sehnsucht nach dem Licht) by Hamburg collector, Andreas Martin, and a number of craftsmen's workshops.
References
edit- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ Gemeinde Drebach und ihre acht Ortsteile, Gemeinde Drebach, accessed 12 October 2021.
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