Frohnau
Frohnau is a village in the Saxon town of Annaberg-Buchholz in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in southeast Germany. The discovery of silver on the Schreckenberg led in 1496 to the foundation of the neighbouring mining town of Annaberg. The village of Frohnau is best known for its museum of technology, the Frohnauer Hammer, and the visitor mine of Markus Röhling Stolln.
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Overview
Overview
The mining area around Frohnau has been selected as a candidate for a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the Ore Mountain Mining Region (Montanregion Erzgebirge).
Documentary record
Frohnau (dissolved 31 December 1995) is a place documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Key facts
Key facts
• Type — Stadtteil • Name — Frohnau • Town — Annaberg-Buchholz • State — Saxony • District — Erzgebirgskreis • Population — 924 • Stand — 2011 • Postal Code — 09456 • Area Code — 03733
Geography
Geography
• Illustration — View from the village of Frohnau towards Annaberg • Illustration — View of the Schreckenberg ruins The Waldhufendorf of Frohnau is located about a kilometre west of the town centre of Annaberg. The lower part of the village is located in the valley of the Sehma river on the Staatsstraße S261. The village runs along a steep village street in a western direction up to the heights of the Schreckenberg.
History
History
From 1952 to 1990, Frohnau was part of the Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt of East Germany.
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