Flöha
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Flöha (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau and Flöha, Script error: No such module "convert". east of Chemnitz.
Flöha station connects the town to Dresden, Chemnitz, Freiberg, Annaberg-Buchholz and other places.
History
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha.[1] Flöha absorbed the former municipality Falkenau in 2011.[2]
Sons and daughters of the city
- Lothar Kreyssig (1898–1986), founder of the Aktion Sühnezeichen, was born in Flöha
- Anita Nüßner (1935–2025), canoeist (born in Plaue)
- Stefan Schmidt (born 1989), football goalkeeper
Personalities who have worked in the city
- Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), natural law philosopher, historian and natural and international law teacher,
- Herbert Jobst (1915–1990), writer
- Marcus Popp (born 1981), volleyball player
References
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