Falkenstein, Saxony

Falkenstein is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 4 km southwest of Auerbach, and 17 km east of Plauen.

Falkenstein
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Falkenstein within Vogtlandkreis district
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Coordinates: 50°28′N 12°22′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Vogtlandkreis
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Marco Siegemund[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Elevation	575 m (1,886 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,692
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	08223, 08239
Dialling codes	03745
Vehicle registration	V, AE, OVL, PL, RC

Population Development

Historical Population (ab 31 December 1960):

1834: 2,849 1875: 5,146 1880: 5,369 1912: 17,812 1933: 15,679 1946: 13,888 1

1950: 17,244 2 1960: 14,938 1971: 14,841 1981: 12,565 1984: 11,141 1998: 9,793

1999: 9,895 2000: 9,894 2001: 9,796 2002: 9,694 2003: 9,612 2004: 9,528

2007: 9,154 2012: 8,435 2013: 8,359

Datasource: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen

Sons and daughters of the city

• Otto Lindner (1893–1983), writer
• Gottfried Weimann (1907–1990), javelin thrower
• Helmut Rauca (1908–1983), perpetrator of the Holocaust, born in the district of Trieb
• Wolfgang Männel (1937–2006), economist
• Ulrich Eisenfeld (born 1939), painter
• Bernd Eisenfeld (1941–2010), historian and GDR opposition leader
• Gabriele Eckart (born 1954), writer

References

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.