Glashütte

Glashütte [German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaːsˌhʏtə] ^ⓘ] is a town in Saxony, Germany, known as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry and has a population of about 7,000. Historically, it was first mentioned in a document circa 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.

Glashütte
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Glashütte within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Glashütte Show map of Germany Glashütte Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 50°51′N 13°47′E / 50.850°N 13.783°E / 50.850; 13.783
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Subdivisions	13
Government
• Mayor (2021–28)	Sven Gleißberg^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	95.57 km^2 (36.90 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	6,657
• Density	70/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01768
Dialling codes	035053
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.glashuette-sachs.de

Glashütte around 1910

Watch museum Glashütte

Watches currently made in this location include:

• A. Lange & Söhne
• Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier Glashütte^[3]
• C. H. Wolf
• Glashütte Original
• Mühle Glashütte
• NOMOS Glashütte
• Wempe Chronometerwerke
• Tutima
• Union Glashütte^[4]
• Moritz Grossmann

Notable people

• Ferdinand Adolph Lange (1815–1875), watchmaker, founder of A. Lange & Söhne, Member of Saxon Landtag 1857–1875, mayor of Glashütte 1848–1866
• Arthur Burkhardt (1857–1918), engineer and manufacturer
• Hans-Peter Kaul (1943–2014), judge, international lawyer and diplomat

References

1. Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 3 February 2022.
2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
3. "Bruno Söhnle Glashütte | Exzellente Uhren".
4. . Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-16.

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