Stolpen

Town in Saxony, Germany

Stolpen

Town

Stolpen marketplace in October 2014

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Location of Stolpen within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district

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Coordinates: 51°2′56″N 14°4′58″E﻿ / ﻿51.04889°N 14.08278°E﻿ / 51.04889; 14.08278
Country| Germany
State| Saxony
District| Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government

• Mayor (2022-29) | Maik Hirdina[1]
Area

• Total| 60.85 km2 (23.49 sq mi)
Elevation

| 274 m (899 ft)
Population

(2022-12-31)[2]

• Total| 5,559
• Density| 91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

01833

Dialling codes| 035973
Vehicle registration| PIR
Website| www.stolpen.de

Stolpen (Upper Sorbian: Stołpin, pronounced [ˈstɔwpʲin]) is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the Schloßberg with the castle Burg Stolpen.

## Burg Stolpen

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Burg Stolpen is a castle built on top of the Schloßberg. The first defensive works were built about 1100 and it was first documented in 1222. Owned by the Bishop of Meißen for nearly 350 years, it passed to the Electorate of Saxony and was expanded in Renaissance style. In 1675 it was further expanded as a fortress. Anna Constantia von Brockdorff, Countess of Cosel, was imprisoned in the castle from 1716 until her death in 1765. The castle fell into disrepair towards the end of the 18th century. It became a museum in 1875, and has been partly restored since then.[3]

## Schloßberg

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Schloßberg is a hill just to the south of the town formed of prominent basalt columns. It is the formation referred to by Georgius Agricola when he coined the term basalt.[4]

## Historical population

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* ca. 1330 – 500
* ca. 1550 – 725
* 1559 – 122 (property owners)
* 1748 – 146 (property owners)
* 1799 – 706*
* 1834 – 1220
* 1871 – 1383
* 1890 – 1401
* 1910 – 1741

* 1925 – 1833
* 1950 – 2913
* 1964 – 2705
* 1970 – 2549
* 1990 – 5890
* 1998 – 6217
* 2004 – 6196
* 2007 – 5988
* 2010 – 5793

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* over 10 years old

Upper Lusatian house in Helmsdorf

## Twin towns – sister cities

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Stolpen is twinned with:

* Hilzingen, Germany
* Amöneburg, Germany
* Garching an der Alz, Germany
* Jockgrim, Germany
* Sipplingen, Germany
* Sloup v Čechách, Czech Republic

## Notable people

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* Walter von Boetticher (1853–1945), historian and physician, was a general practitioner at Stolpen
* The Doll Family, a circus sideshow act, were born in Stolpen
* Christian Friedrich Henrici, also known as Picander, Bach's librettist (St Matthew Passion's text was written by him) was born here.

## References

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1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
3. ^ "Chronik" [Timeline]. Burg Stolpen – Schlösserland Sachsen (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
4. ^ "Naturdenkmal Stolpener Basalt" [Stolpen Basalt Natural Monument]. Burg Stolpen – Schlösserland Sachsen (in German). Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

## External links

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* Media related to Stolpen at Wikimedia Commons
* Media related to Burg Stolpen at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website (in German and English)
* Burg Stolpen (in German)

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Towns and municipalities in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district

* Altenberg
* Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
* Bad Schandau
* Bahretal
* Bannewitz
* Dippoldiswalde
* Dohma
* Dohna
* Dorfhain
* Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
* Freital
* Glashütte
* Gohrisch
* Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau
* Heidenau
* Hermsdorf
* Hohnstein
* Klingenberg
* Königstein
* Kreischa
* Liebstadt
* Lohmen
* Müglitztal
* Neustadt in Sachsen
* Pirna
* Rabenau
* Rathen
* Rathmannsdorf
* Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
* Rosenthal-Bielatal
* Sebnitz
* Stadt Wehlen
* Stolpen
* Struppen
* Tharandt
* Wilsdruff

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