Mylau

Mylau
Mylau
Location of the town of Mylau within Vogtlandkreis district
Coordinates	50°37′0″N 12°16′0″E / 50.616667°N 12.266667°E / 50.616667; 12.266667Coordinates: 50°37′0″N 12°16′0″E / 50.616667°N 12.266667°E / 50.616667; 12.266667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Chemnitz
District	Vogtlandkreis
Mayor	Christoph Schneider (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation	305 m  (1001 ft)
Population	2,818 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	596 /km2 (1,543 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	V
Postal code	08499
Area code	03765
Website	www.mylau.de

Mylau is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany with 2912 citizens. It is situated in the valleys of the Göltzsch river and the Raumbach, a stream flowing from Reichenbach im Vogtland that is locally known as the Soap Stream (German: Seifenbach) because of the textile painting factories that had been built by its banks. The town lies 6 km southeast of Greiz, and 20 km southwest of Zwickau.

Panorama of Mylau

History

In the 14th century, a settlement was built at the foot of Mylau Castle (1180). Emperor Charles IV granted town privileges in 1376. Until late in the 17th century, the town was reasonably insignificant; in 1650 it was composed of only 24 houses. It then grew rapidly because of a rise of manual weaving craftsmanship in the area, which facilitated the rapid development of the textile industry in the 19th century.

Population growth (as of 1960, the poll date is December 31):

Data before 1998: Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen
Data since 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen

Sites of interest

Mylau Castle was built in 1180 at the place where the Raumbach flows into the Göltzsch river, and is still intact. One kilometer to the northwest of the town the world-famous Göltzsch Viaduct crosses the Göltzsch valley. Also worth visiting is the city church St. Wenzel established in 1890, which includes a Gottfried Silbermann organ built in 1730/1731).

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  Mylau Castle

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  Mylau Castle inner courtyard

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  City church (rear view)

See also

• Media related to Mylau at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipal Web site (German)
• City information (German)
• Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen (Digital Historic City Directory of Saxony) (German)

References

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