Kirchberg is a town in the
Zwickau district, in
Saxony,
Germany. It is situated at the western end of the
Ore Mountains, 11 km south of
Zwickau.
Notable people
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Christoph Graupner
Christoph Graupner (13 January 1683 – 10 May 1760) was a German composer and harpsichordist of late Baroque music who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel.
Life
Born in Hartmannsdorf ...
(1683-1760), musician and composer. The high school in Kirchberg is named after him.
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Robert Seidel
Robert Seidel (March 12, 1918 – July 1982) was a Swiss boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Imre Harangi ...
(1850-1933), politician, took part in the founding congress of the SPD. There is a street named after him in Kirchberg.
References
Zwickau (district)
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