Hartenstein () is a town in the Zwickau district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 14 km southeast of Zwickau. The county of Hartenstein was owned by the House of Schönburg from 1406 until 1945. File:Schloss hartenstein aussentor.jpg, Hartenstein Castle File:Burg Stein2.jpg, Stein Castle in Hartenstein

Sons and daughters of the city

* Johann Heinrich von Lindenau (born 1586 at the castle Hartenstein, † 1615 in Börnichen b. Oederan), owner of a manor *

Paul Fleming (poet) Paul Fleming, also spelt Flemming (5 October 1609 – 2 April 1640), was a German physician and poet. As well as writing notable verse and hymns, he spent several years accompanying the Duke of Holstein's embassies to Russia and Persia. He ...

(1609-1640), physician and writer of the Baroque * Magnus Meischner (1821-1892), jurist and politician, MdL (Kingdom of Saxony)

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Towns in the Ore Mountains Zwickau (district) {{Zwickau-geo-stub