Neuhausen, Saxony

Neuhausen/Erzgeb.
Neuhausen/Erzgeb.
Location of Neuhausen/Erzgeb. within Mittelsachsen district
Location of Neuhausen/Erzgeb.
Neuhausen/Erzgeb.
Neuhausen/Erzgeb.
Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 13°28′0″E / 50.66944°N 13.46667°E / 50.66944; 13.46667
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMittelsachsen
Government
 • Mayor (2021–28) Andreas Drescher
Area
 • Total
48.09 km2 (18.57 sq mi)
Elevation
661 m (2,169 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
2,520
 • Density52.4/km2 (136/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09544
Dialling codes037361, 037327
Vehicle registrationFG
Websitewww.neuhausen.de

Neuhausen/Erzgeb. (German pronunciation: [nɔʏˈhaʊzn̩] , lit. Neuhausen/Ore Mountains) is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of Neuhausen proper and the Ortsteile (divisions) Dittersbach, Frauenbach, Heidelbach, Cämmerswalde, Rauschenbach, Neuwernsdorf and Deutschgeorgenthal. Neuhausen hosts the first nutcracker museum in Europe, which houses more than 5,000 examples, the largest collection of nutcrackers in the world and is also known as a location for winter sports.