Glauchau

Glauchau
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Location of Glauchau within Zwickau district
Glauchau
Glauchau
Coordinates: 50°49′24″N 12°32′40″E / 50.82333°N 12.54444°E / 50.82333; 12.54444
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictZwickau
Subdivisions7
Government
  Mayor (202229) Marcus Steinhart (CDU)
Area
  Total
51.62 km2 (19.93 sq mi)
Elevation
266 m (873 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
21,618
  Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
08371
Dialling codes03763
Vehicle registrationZ, GC
Websitewww.glauchau.de

Glauchau (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlaʊxaʊ] ; Upper Sorbian: Hłuchow, pronounced [ˈhwuxɔf]) is a town in the German federal state of Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail (its train station is on the Dresden–Werdau line). It is part of the Zwickau district.