Glashütte

Glashütte (Template:IPA) is a town in Saxony, Germany, known as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry and has a population of about 7,000. Historically, it was first mentioned in a document circa 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.

Glashütte around 1910

Watch museum Glashütte

Watches currently made in this location include:

• A. Lange & Söhne
• Bruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier Glashütte<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• C. H. Wolf
• Glashütte Original
• Mühle Glashütte
• NOMOS Glashütte
• Wempe Chronometerwerke
• Tutima
• Union Glashütte<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Moritz Grossmann

Notable people

• Ferdinand Adolph Lange (1815–1875), watchmaker, founder of A. Lange & Söhne, Member of Saxon Landtag 1857–1875, mayor of Glashütte 1848–1866
• Arthur Burkhardt (1857–1918), engineer and manufacturer
• Hans-Peter Kaul (1943–2014), judge, international lawyer and diplomat

External links

• Glashütte - Hier lebt die Zeit (German)

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