Lengenfeld
Lengenfeld is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony in eastern Germany. The town is situated 19 km southwest of Zwickau, and 18 km northeast of Plauen.
Lengenfeld | |
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.jpg.webp) Church of Saint Aegidius | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lengenfeld within Vogtlandkreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°34′N 12°22′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Vogtlandkreis |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–25) | Volker Bachmann[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.98 km2 (18.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,994 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 08485 |
| Dialling codes | 037606 |
| Vehicle registration | V, AE, OVL, PL, RC |
| Website | www.stadt-lengenfeld.de |
History
Memorial to the victims of the local subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp
During World War II, in the town, Germany operated a forced labour subcamp of the Nazi prison in Zwickau,[3] and a subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp.[4] About 1,000 prisoners, half of whom were deported from German-occupied Poland, a quarter from the Soviet Union, and the remainder were mostly Jews from various other countries, were imprisoned as forced labour in the latter.[5] 246 prisoners died in the subcamp, and were mostly cremated in nearby Reichenbach im Vogtland, and the remaining were evacuated in a death march, during which many also died.[5]
References
- Bürgermeisterwahlen 2018, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
- "Außenkommando des Zuchthauses und der Untersuchungshaftanstalt Zwickau in Lengenfeld bei den Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerken". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps
- "Lengenfeld Subcamp". KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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