Glauchau
Glauchau | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Glauchau
within Zwickau district | |
Location of Glauchau | |
Glauchau Glauchau | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′24″N 12°32′40″E / 50.82333°N 12.54444°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Zwickau |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Marcus Steinhart (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.62 km2 (19.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 21,442 |
| • Density | 415.4/km2 (1,076/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 08371 |
| Dialling codes | 03763 |
| Vehicle registration | Z, GC |
| Website | www.glauchau.de |
Glauchau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaʊxaʊ] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Hłuchow, pronounced [ˈhwuxɔf]) is a town in the German federal state of Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail (its train station is on the Dresden–Werdau line). It is part of the Zwickau district.