Stützengrün

Stützengrün
Municipality
Baroque style house in Stützengrün
Coat of arms
Location of Stützengrün within Erzgebirgskreis district
Location of Stützengrün
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Coordinates: 50°32′4″N 12°31′34″E / 50.53444°N 12.52611°E / 50.53444; 12.52611
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2021–28)	Volkmar Viehweg^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	28.36 km² (10.95 sq mi)
Elevation	584 m (1,916 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)^[2]
• Total	3,014
• Density	106.3/km² (275.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	08328
Dialling codes	037462
Vehicle registration	ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Website	www.stuetzengruen.de

Stützengrün is a community in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.

Geography

Location

Stützengrün is in the Ore Mountains, directly on the border with the Vogtland. In Stützengrün is found the Weißbach, a stream which flows 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 above sea level.

Constituent communities

Along with the namesake community of Stützengrün, the municipal area also includes the former municipalities of Hundshübel and Lichtenau.

History

From 1952 to 1990, Stützengrün was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.

Population (31 December):

1971 - 2,863
1998 - 4,092
1999 - 4,085
2000 - 4,004

2001 - 3,976
2002 - 3,981
2003 - 3,941
2004 - 3,842

2005 - 3,806
2006 - 3,771

Source as of 1998: Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen

Politics

Volkmar Viehweg was elected at the mayoral election on 31 August 2014.^[3] He succeeded Birgit Reichel (CDU), who had been mayor for 14 years.

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. It has a 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 from Wilkau-Haßlau to Carlsfeld. In 1997, the stretch to Schönheide was rebuilt and has since been run as a museum railway.

Education

The elementary school at Stützengrün on Schulstraße (“School Street”) serves the local schooling needs.

References

Wahlergebnisse 2021, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 3 February 2022.
"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.
Bürgermeisterwahlen 2014, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 13 July 2021.