Grünhainichen is a municipality in the district

Erzgebirgskreis Erzgebirgskreis is a district ('' Kreis'') in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge ("Ore Mountains"), a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border. I ...

, in

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; 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 landlocked state of ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. On 1 March 2009, Grünhainichen and the neighboring municipality

Waldkirchen Waldkirchen is the biggest town in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Germany. History Mentioned for the first time in 1203, it soon became an important trading place along the "Goldener Steig" (Golden Path), a salt-trading route between Bava ...

were merged. On 1 January 2015, the former municipality Borstendorf became part of Grünhainichen.Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2015

Statistisches Bundesamt The Federal Statistical Office (german: Statistisches Bundesamt, shortened ''Destatis'') is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and ...

Economy and infrastructure

Companies

* Wendt & Kühn KG * Druckerei Emil Gutermuth * Zabag Anlagentechnik GmbH * Grünperga Papier GmbH * Kartonagenfabrik K. Emil Nebel * Kunsthandwerk Christine Blank * Erzi Qualitätsprodukte aus Holz GmbH

Transport

* Flöha Valley Railway * Bus connexions to Eppendorf, Zschopau, Flöha, Augustusburg

References

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