Augustusburg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Augustusburg within Mittelsachsen district  | |
  Augustusburg  Augustusburg | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′52″N 13°06′00″E / 50.81444°N 13.10000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Jens Schmidt[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.42 km2 (9.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,495 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09573 |
| Dialling codes | 037291 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
| Website | augustusburg.de |
Augustusburg (German pronunciation: [aʊˈɡʊstʊsbʊɐ̯k] ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Chemnitz. Augustusburg is known for its Jagdschloss, the hunting lodge of the same name.
The town includes the ortsteil or town quarters of:
- Augustusburg
- Erdmannsdorf
- Grünberg
- Hennersdorf
- Kunnersdorf
A funicular railway, the Augustusburg Cable Railway, connects Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg station, in the village of Erdmannsdorf and on the Zschopau Valley Railway, with the town.[3]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2023, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ "The Augustusburg cable-railway of today". Drahtseilbahn Augustusburg. Retrieved 20 February 2011.