Nossen (; , ) is a town in the district of Meissen, in Saxony, Germany. It is located 80 km southeast of Leipzig. The town is dominated by a large Renaissance castle. Nossen is best known for its proximity to a motorway junction where the A14 merges onto the A4.
Geography
Neighboring towns Nearest towns are Roßwein, Großschirma, Reinsberg and Striegistal in the Mittelsachsen district and Käbschütztal, Lommatzsch and Klipphausen in the Meißen district.
History During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps Flossenbürg subcamp
Historical population From 1995, recorded on 31 December, unless otherwise noted:Datenquelle ab 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
Personalities Sons and daughters of the city
Friedrich Funcke (1642–1699), clergyman, cantor and composer Paul Richter (1859–1944), architect Manfred von Killinger (1886–1944) Nazi politician and diplomat, born on Gut Lindigt Joachim Nitsche (1926–1996), German mathematician Wolfgang Mieder (born 1944) professor of German Language and Folklore at the University of Vermont
References
External links
Official site