Penig

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Town in Saxony, Germany

Penig

Town

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Location of Penig within Mittelsachsen district

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Coordinates: 50°56′1″N 12°42′21″E﻿ / ﻿50.93361°N 12.70583°E﻿ / 50.93361; 12.70583
Country| Germany
State| Saxony
District| Mittelsachsen
Government

• Mayor (2020-27) | André Wolf[1] (CDU)
Area

• Total

| 63.31 km2 (24.44 sq mi)
Elevation

| 208 m (682 ft)
Population

(2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 8,419
• Density| 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

09322

Dialling codes| 037381
Vehicle registration| FG
Website| www.penig.de

Penig (German: [ˈpeːnɪç] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 19 km northwest of Chemnitz. The old and the new castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from 1378 until 1945. Penig housed a concentration camp during World War II.

* The Old Castle

* The New Castle

## People

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* Friedrich Eduard Bilz

## References

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1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.

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Towns and municipalities in Mittelsachsen district

* Altmittweida
* Augustusburg
* Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf
* Brand-Erbisdorf
* Burgstädt
* Claußnitz
* Döbeln
* Dorfchemnitz
* Eppendorf
* Erlau
* Flöha
* Frankenberg
* Frauenstein
* Freiberg
* Geringswalde
* Großhartmannsdorf
* Großschirma
* Großweitzschen
* Hainichen
* Halsbrücke
* Hartha
* Hartmannsdorf
* Jahnatal
* Königsfeld
* Königshain-Wiederau
* Kriebstein
* Leisnig
* Leubsdorf
* Lichtenau
* Lichtenberg
* Lunzenau
* Mittweida
* Mühlau
* Mulda
* Neuhausen
* Niederwiesa
* Oberschöna
* Oederan
* Penig
* Rechenberg-Bienenmühle
* Reinsberg
* Rochlitz
* Rossau
* Roßwein
* Sayda
* Seelitz
* Striegistal
* Taura
* Waldheim
* Wechselburg
* Weißenborn
* Zettlitz

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* VIAF
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* Germany
* Czech Republic

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* MusicBrainz area

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* NARA

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