Frankenthal, Saxony

Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Location of Frankenthal within Bautzen district

(2017–24) Janine Bansner^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total9.43 km² (3.64 sq mi)Elevation

285 m (935 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total928 • Density98/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

01909

Dialling codes035954Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KMWebsitewww.gemeinde-frankenthal.de

Frankenthal is a municipality in eastern Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies west of the eponymous city. It is named after Frankish colonists who settled in Lusatia ca. 1200.

Frankenthal is situated at the northern edge of the Lausitzer Bergland (Lusatian Hills), near the city of Bischofswerda.

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.

Sources

Schumann, August (1815). "Frankenthal". Vollständiges Staats-, Post- und Zeitungslexikon von Sachsen (in German). Vol. 2. Zwickau. p. 692.
Schumann, August (1828). "Frankenthal". Vollständiges Staats-, Post- und Zeitungslexikon von Sachsen (in German). Vol. 15. Zwickau. p. 824.