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Gößnitz

Coordinates: 50°53′25″N 12°25′58″E / 50.89028°N 12.43278°E / 50.89028; 12.43278
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For the town in Styria, see Gößnitz, Austria.
Gößnitz
Town
Coat of arms of Gößnitz
Coat of arms
Location of Gößnitz within Altenburger Land district
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Gößnitz is located in Germany
Gößnitz
Gößnitz
Gößnitz is located in Thuringia
Gößnitz
Gößnitz
Coordinates: 50°53′25″N 12°25′58″E / 50.89028°N 12.43278°E / 50.89028; 12.43278
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictAltenburger Land
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30) Patrick Albrecht[1]
Area
 • Total
14.04 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,433
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04639
Dialling codes034493
Vehicle registrationABG
Websitewww.goessnitz.de

Gößnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈɡœsnɪt͡s] ⓘ) is a town in the Altenburger Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 12 km south of Altenburg, and 20 km northwest of Zwickau. Gößnitz received its town charter in 1718. It is known for the railroad junction of the Leipzig-Hof railway connection and the Central-Germany connection (Dresden - Chemnitz - Gößnitz - Gera - Erfurt) and its station prides itself having Europe's longest platform, as well as the Gößnitz Open-Air. The town's greatest prosperity was at the time of industrialization; Hence Viktor Grimm's representative malt factory from 1889 still characterizes the cityscape.

Gößnitz Town hall

Sons and daughters of the city

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  • Hans Lungwitz [de] (1881-1967), physician, philosopher and founder of psychobiology
  • Joachim Reichmann (1923-1991), surgeon and university lecturer

References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
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