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Flöha
Flöha () is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Flöha is situated on the confluence of the rivers Zschopau (river), Zschopau and Flöha (river), Flöha, east of Chemnitz. Flöha station connects the town to Dresden, Chemnitz, Freiberg, Annaberg-Buchholz and other places. History During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in Flöha. Flöha absorbed the former municipality Falkenau in 2011. Statistisches Bundesamt Sons and daughters of the city * Lothar Kreyssig (1898–1986), founder of the Aktion Sühnezeichen, was born in Flöha * Anita Nüßner (1935–2025), canoeist (born in Plaue) * Stefan Schmid ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flöha Station
Flöha station is an important station on the Dresden–Werdau railway in the town of Flöha in the German state of Saxony. From here, the railway lines Reitzenhain–Flöha railway, to Pockau-Lengefeld and Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha railway, to Annaberg-Buchholz branch off. History At first, Flöha station was only a through station on the Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha railway, Chemnitz–Annaberg railway, opened in 1866. With the building of the Freiberg–Flöha section of the Dresden–Werdau railway, a new station was built to the north-east of the existing station. Since then the entrance building has been a Keilbahnhof ("wedge station"). With the construction of the Reitzenhain–Flöha railway, opened in 1875, another station was built to the northeast by the Chemnitz-Komotauer Eisenbahngesellschaft (Chemnitz-Chomutov Railway Company). It also built a Railway roundhouse, roundhouse where locomotives were heated (''Heizhaus''). Together with the ''Heizhaus'' of the state rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |