Stützengrün

Geschichte

Stützengrün is a community in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.GeographyLocationStützengrün lies in the Ore Mountains right on the boundary with the Vogtland. In Stützengrün is found the Weißbach (stream), which empties directly into the Eibenstock Reservoir.GeologyThe community lies on a hilly plateau of Eibenstock tourmaline-granite and stretches from a height of 570 up to 680 metres above sea level.Constituent communitiesAs well as the namesake community of Stützengrün, the municipal area also includes the amalgamated centres of Hundshübel and Lichtenau.HistoryDevelopment of population figures (31 December): Source as of 1998: Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates SachsenPoliticsAt the 2005 Bundestag election, the CDU earned the most in the first and second votes. Voting in Stützengrün went thus:2007 mayoral electionAt the mayoral election on 2 September 2007, the Bürgermeisterin Birgit Reichel was elected once again with 99.3% of the vote. Voter turnout was 48.3%.Culture and sightseeingRight on Bundesstraße 169, which runs through the community, is the Bauernbarockkirche (“Baroque Farmers’ Church”), built in 1701 and now a protected monument, with its carved altar and a 130-year-old Jehmlich organ.