Frankenberg, Saxony

Frankenberg
Town
View from the town
Coat of arms
Location of Frankenberg within Mittelsachsen district
Location of Frankenberg
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Coordinates: 50°54′39″N 13°2′16″E / 50.91083°N 13.03778°E / 50.91083; 13.03778
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Mittelsachsen
Government
• Mayor (2023–30)	Oliver Gerstner1 (CDU)
Area
• Total	65.62 km2 (25.34 sq mi)
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)2
• Total	13,659
• Density	208.2/km2 (539.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	09669
Dialling codes	037206
Vehicle registration	FG
Website	www.frankenberg-sachsen.de

Frankenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaŋkn̩ˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ; also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km (7.46 mi) northeast of Chemnitz, and some 40 km (24.85 mi) north of the border to the Czech Republic.

It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.

• Christian Gottlob Höpner (1799–1859), composer and organist
• Franz Kuhn (1884-1961), lawyer, sinologist and translator
• Eberhard Vogel (born 1943), record footballer of the GDR
• Jochen Sachse (born 1948), hammer thrower and Olympic medalist
• Sonja Morgenstern (born 1955), figure skater
• Matthias Weichert (born 1955), operatic baritone
• Anett Fiebig (born 1961), swimmer
• Anja Möllenbeck (born 1972), discus thrower
• Susan Leithoff (born 1979), politician
• Peer Kluge (born 1980), footballer