- Stützengrün
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen =
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 32 |lat_sec = 4
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 31 |lon_sec = 34
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Chemnitz
Landkreis = Erzgebirgskreis
Höhe = 584
Fläche = 28.36
Einwohner = 3771
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 08328
Vorwahl = 037462
Kfz = ASZ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 1 91 320
Gliederung = 3
Straße = Hübelstr. 12
/Erzgebirge
Website = [http://www.stuetzengruen.de/ www.stuetzengruen.de]
Bürgermeister = Birgit Reichel
Partei = CDUStützengrün is a community in the district of
Erzgebirgskreis ,Saxony ,Germany .Geography
Location
Stützengrün lies in the
Ore Mountains right on the boundary with theVogtland . In Stützengrün is found the Weißbach (stream), which empties directly into the Eibenstock Reservoir.Geology
The community lies on a hilly plateau of Eibenstock
tourmaline -granite and stretches from a height of 570 up to 680 metres abovesea level .Constituent communities
As well as the namesake community of Stützengrün, the municipal area also includes the amalgamated centres of Hundshübel and Lichtenau.
History
Development of population figures "(31 December)":: Source as of 1998: "Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen"
Politics
At the 2005 Bundestag election, the
CDU earned the most in the first and second votes. Voting in Stützengrün went thus:2007 mayoral election
At the mayoral election on 2 September 2007, the "Bürgermeisterin" Birgit Reichel (CDU) was elected once again with 99.3% of the vote. Voter turnout was 48.3%.
Culture and sightseeing
Right on "
Bundesstraße " 169, which runs through the community, is the "Bauernbarockkirche" (“Baroque Farmers’ Church”), built in 1701 and now a protected monument, with its carved altar and a 130-year-old Jehmlich organ.A further attraction in the community is the 795-m-high "Kuhberg" (“Cow Mountain”) with the "Prinz-Georg-Turm" (tower) which affords an unrivalled view of the neighbouring communities. Moreover, the "Bergwiesenerlebnispfad" (“Mountain Meadow Experience Path”), which features indigenous vegetation and Scottish Highland cattle, makes for an inviting walk.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Stützengrün lies on "Bundesstraße" 169. Until the 1970s, the community was connected to the
railway by the narrow-gauge line that ran fromWilkau-Haßlau toCarlsfeld . In 1997, the stretch toSchönheide was rebuilt and since then has been run as a museum railway.Established businesses
* Brush industry
* Small and medium-sized businesses
* Sporadic agriculture
* Commercial-industrial area on the B 169Education
The
elementary school at Stützengrün on Schulstraße (“School Street”) serves the local schooling needs.References
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