Neuhausen, Saxony

Neuhausen/Erzgeb.
Neuhausen/Erzgeb.
Location of Neuhausen/Erzgeb. within Mittelsachsen district
Neuhausen/Erzgeb.
Neuhausen/Erzgeb.
Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 13°28′0″E / 50.66944°N 13.46667°E / 50.66944; 13.46667
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMittelsachsen
Government
  Mayor (202128) Andreas Drescher
Area
  Total
48.03 km2 (18.54 sq mi)
Elevation
661 m (2,169 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
2,477
  Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09544
Dialling codes037361, 037327
Vehicle registrationFG
Websitewww.neuhausen.de

Neuhausen/Erzgeb. (lit. Neuhausen/Ore Mountains) is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of Neuhausen proper and the Ortsteile (divisions) Dittersbach, Frauenbach, Heidelbach, Cämmerswalde, Rauschenbach, Neuwernsdorf and Deutschgeorgenthal. Neuhausen hosts the first nutcracker museum in Europe, which houses more than 5,000 examples, the largest collection of nutcrackers in the world and is also known as a location for winter sports.