Penig
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Penig | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Penig
within Mittelsachsen district  | |
 Location of Penig | |
  Penig  Penig | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′1″N 12°42′21″E / 50.93361°N 12.70583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Mittelsachsen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–27) | André Wolf[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.37 km2 (24.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,059 |
| • Density | 127.2/km2 (329.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 09322 |
| Dialling codes | 037381 |
| Vehicle registration | FG |
| Website | www.penig.de |
Penig (German: [ˈpeːnɪç] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 19 km northwest of Chemnitz. The old and the new castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from 1378 until 1945. Penig housed a concentration camp during World War II.
The Old Castle
The New Castle
People
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2024)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
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