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Penig
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Penig within Mittelsachsen district
Penig Show map of Germany Penig Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 50°56′1″N 12°42′21″E / 50.93361°N 12.70583°E / 50.93361; 12.70583
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Mittelsachsen
Government
• Mayor (2020–27)	André Wolf^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	63.31 km² (24.44 sq mi)
Elevation	208 m (682 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	8,419
• Density	130/km² (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	09322
Dialling codes	037381
Vehicle registration	FG
Website	www.penig.de

Penig (German: [ˈpeːnɪç] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 19 km northwest of Chemnitz. The old and the new castle were owned by the House of Schönburg from 1378 until 1945. Penig housed a concentration camp during World War II.

The Old Castle
The New Castle

People

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Friedrich Eduard Bilz

References

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^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.

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