Flöha

Flöha
Flöha
Coat of arms
Flöha
Location of Flöha within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates: 50°51′21″N 13°4′17″E / 50.85583°N 13.07139°ECoordinates: 50°51′21″N 13°4′17″E / 50.85583°N 13.07139°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Mittelsachsen
Government
• Mayor	Friedrich Schlosser (CDU)
Area
• Total	27.61 km^2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	11,036
• Density	400/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09557
Dialling codes	03726
Vehicle registration	FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL
Website	www.floeha.de

Flöha is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau and Flöha, 10 km (6.21 mi) east of Chemnitz.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha.^[2]

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2014] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 7 September 2015.
2. Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps