Grünhainichen

Grünhainichen
Coat of arms
Grünhainichen
Location of Grünhainichen within Erzgebirgskreis district
Coordinates: 50°46′3″N 13°9′14″E / 50.76750°N 13.15389°ECoordinates: 50°46′3″N 13°9′14″E / 50.76750°N 13.15389°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Municipal assoc.	Wildenstein
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Höppe (CDU)
Area
• Total	28.79 km^2 (11.12 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,514
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09579, 09437
Dialling codes	037294, 03725
Vehicle registration	ERZ
Website	www.gruenhainichen.eu

Grünhainichen is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. On 1 March 2009, Grünhainichen and the neighboring municipality Waldkirchen were merged. On 1 January 2015, the former municipality Borstendorf became part of Grünhainichen.

Economy and infrastructure

Companies

• Wendt & Kühn KG
• Druckerei Emil Gutermuth
• Zabag Anlagentechnik GmbH
• Grünperga Papier GmbH
• Kartonagenfabrik K. Emil Nebel
• Kunsthandwerk Christine Blank
• Erzi Qualitätsprodukte aus Holz GmbH

Transport

• Flöha Valley Railway
• Bus connexions to Eppendorf, Zschopau, Flöha, Augustusburg

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2014] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 7 September 2015.