Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen

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Hartmannsdorf (Hartmannsdorf bei Chemnitz) is a small municipality in the district Mittweida, Saxony, in eastern Germany, near the city of Chemnitz. As of 2020 it has a population of 4,428.

History

During World War II, in February 1941, the Stalag IV-F prisoner-of-war camp was established in Hartmannsdorf.[1] It held French, British, Soviet, Serbian, American, Czechoslovak, Belgian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Italian and other Allied POWs, including Polish women who fought in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.[1] The camp was liberated by American troops in April 1945.[1]

Economy

The Diamant works in Hartmannsdorf are the oldest producing bicycle factory in Germany.[2] Since 2004 it has been the site for the European production of Trek Bicycle Corporation. Trek took over the Villiger-Diamant production facility which they had purchased in 2003.

Twin towns

References

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