Chemnitz

Country

Electorate of Saxony

Coordinates

50.8324, 12.9189

History

• Chemnitz (–1423)
• Chemnitz (1423–1806), Electorate of Saxony
• Chemnitz (1806–1871)
• Chemnitz (1871–1953), Germany
• Karl-Marx-Stadt (1953–1990), Germany
• Chemnitz (1990–), Germany

Composers

• Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748–1798), was born in Chemnitz
• Werner Hübschmann (1901–1969), was born in Chemnitz
• Zikmund Schul (1916–1944), was born in Chemnitz
• Friedrich Goldmann (1941–2009), was born in Chemnitz
• Jens Grötzschel (1970–), was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt