Marienberg is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, Germany, about 31 kilometers south of Chemnitz on a plateau north of the main ridge of the Ore Mountains. It was founded on April 27, 1521, by Henry the Pious, Duke of Saxony, as a silver mining town after silver was discovered nearby in 1519, with mining reaching its peak in 1540. The towns historic old town and the surrounding mining landscape form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site for the Ore Mountain Mining Region, and Marienberg served as capital of the former Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis district until 2008. As of 2024, the town had about 16,139 residents.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude50.650833 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Marienberg (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1521-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 15,948 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 50.650833, longitude 13.164722
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 620 m
P2046 (area)
area 133.5 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 15948 (2025)
View the SourceMarienberg (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
Marienberg (German pronunciation: [maˈʁiːənˌbɛʁk] ) is a town in Germany
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