Limbach-Oberfrohna is a town in the district of

Zwickau Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ' ...

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...

, Germany.

Main sights

* ''Schloss '' (Castle) Wolkenburg * Protestant church in Oberfrohna * ''Wasserturm '' ("Water Tower") *

Limbach Municipal Church Limbach Municipal Church is a church in Limbach-Oberfrohna Limbach-Oberfrohna is a town in the district of Zwickau (district), Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. Main sights * ''Schloss '' (Castle) Wolkenburg * Protestant church in Oberfrohna * ''Was ...

Town hall

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The town hall was previously the manor house. It was acquired by

Friedrich Ludwig Leuschner Friedrich Ludwig Leuschner (10 March 1824, Gräfenhainichen – 29 December 1889, Glauchau ) was a German landowner, businessman and politician. In 1863 he acquired the manor house in Limbach-Oberfrohna, which subsequently became the town hall th ...

in 1863 and sold by Otto Leuschner to the municipality in 1911.

Economy

Limbach-Oberfrohna is situated in the manufacturing district of

Chemnitz Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany ...

. It has a public park and a monument to the composer

Johannes Pache Johannes ''Johann Fürchtegott Pache'' (9 December 1857, Bischofswerda – 24 December 1897, Limbach) was a German composer and organist. Life Pache was born in Bischofswerda, Upper Lusatia, as son of a teacher. It was his father wish that ...

. Its industries in the past included the making of worsteds, cloth, silk and sewing-machines, dyeing and bleaching. However, these industries collapsed almost completely after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Today, the biggest employers in the town are Siemens VDO, a former branch of the Siemens AG and manufacturer of car-supplies together with other mechanical-engineering firms.

Transport

The town is situated near the

Bundesautobahn 4 is an autobahn that crosses Germany in a west–east direction. The western segment has a length of , the part in the east is long. Works to continue the A 4 are in progress, but currently no plans exist to fill the gap completely. ...

and Bundesautobahn 72.

, a city with a long existing mechanical-engineering-industry, is situated about 15 km to the east of Limbach-Oberfrohna.

Notable people

Siegfried Schnabl Siegfried Schnabl (27 February 1927 – 4 August 2015) was a German sexologist and psychotherapist who contributed to the work of sex education in East Germany and other nations. He was born in Limbach, Sachsen. Works * ''Untersuchungen typologi ...

(born 1927),

sexologist Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behaviors, and functions. The term ''sexology'' does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sexuality, such as social criticism. Sexologists a ...

and

psychotherapist Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome prob ...

References

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