Elterlein

Town in Saxony, Germany

Elterlein

Town

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Location of Elterlein within Erzgebirgskreis district

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Coordinates: 50°34′37″N 12°52′2″E﻿ / ﻿50.57694°N 12.86722°E﻿ / 50.57694; 12.86722Coordinates: 50°34′37″N 12°52′2″E﻿ / ﻿50.57694°N 12.86722°E﻿ / 50.57694; 12.86722
Country| Germany
State| Saxony
District| Erzgebirgskreis
Municipal assoc.| Geyer
Subdivisions| 3
Government

• Mayor (2016-23) | Jörg Hartmann[1]
Area

• Total| 45.87 km2 (17.71 sq mi)
Elevation

| 620 m (2,030 ft)
Population

(2021-12-31)[2]

• Total| 2,765
• Density| 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

09481

Dialling codes| 037349
Vehicle registration| ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Website| www.elterlein-stadt.de

Elterlein (German pronunciation: [ˈɛltɐlaɪ̯n] (listen)) is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 10 km west of Annaberg-Buchholz. It consists of the divisions Elterlein, Hermannsdorf and Schwarzbach.

## History[edit]

From 1952 to 1990, Elterlein was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.

## Notable people[edit]

* Wolfgang Uhle (1512–1594), known as the plague priest of Annaberg
* Karl Weinhold (born 1946), politician (CDU), Member of Landtag, mayor of Elterlein (1990–2009)
* Christian Gotthold Hoffmann (1713–1784), scientist

## References[edit]

1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2016, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
2. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.

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Towns and municipalities in Erzgebirgskreis

* Amtsberg
* Annaberg-Buchholz
* Aue-Bad Schlema
* Auerbach
* Bärenstein
* Bockau
* Börnichen
* Breitenbrunn
* Burkhardtsdorf
* Crottendorf
* Deutschneudorf
* Drebach
* Ehrenfriedersdorf
* Eibenstock
* Elterlein
* Gelenau
* Geyer
* Gornau
* Gornsdorf
* Großolbersdorf
* Großrückerswalde
* Grünhain-Beierfeld
* Grünhainichen
* Heidersdorf
* Hohndorf
* Jahnsdorf
* Johanngeorgenstadt
* Jöhstadt
* Königswalde
* Lauter-Bernsbach
* Lößnitz
* Lugau
* Marienberg
* Mildenau
* Neukirchen
* Niederdorf
* Niederwürschnitz
* Oberwiesenthal
* Oelsnitz
* Olbernhau
* Pockau-Lengefeld
* Raschau-Markersbach
* Scheibenberg
* Schlettau
* Schneeberg
* Schönheide
* Schwarzenberg
* Sehmatal
* Seiffen
* Stollberg
* Stützengrün
* Tannenberg
* Thalheim
* Thermalbad Wiesenbad
* Thum
* Wolkenstein
* Zschopau
* Zschorlau
* Zwönitz

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