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Grimma (Upper Sorbian: Grima) is a town in Saxony, Central Germany, on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170,^{[citation needed]} it is part of the Leipzig district.

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Grimma
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Grimma within Leipzig district
Grimma Show map of Germany Grimma Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 51°14′19″N 12°43′31″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Matthias Berger[1]
Area
• Total	217.38 km2 (83.93 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	28,054
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04668
Dialling codes	03437
Vehicle registration	L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Website	www.grimma.de

Location

The town is in northern Saxony, 25 kilometres (16 miles) southeast of Leipzig and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south of Wurzen.

Flooding

The river Mulde flows through the town, a significant section of which is situated in a floodplain. Massive floods in 2002 washed away the old Pöppelmannbrücke bridge and caused significant damage to buildings in the town. In the summer of 2013 there was further flood damage.

Suburbs

• Großbardau (merged with Grimma January 2006)
• Döben
• Hohnstädt
• Höfgen
• Beiersdorf
• Kaditzsch
• Schkortitz
• Naundorf
• Neunitz
• Grechwitz
• Dorna
• Kleinbardau (merged with Grimma January 2006)
• Bernbruch (merged with Grimma 2006)
• Waldbardau (merged with Grimma 2006)
• Nerchau (merged with Grimma 2011)
• Thümmlitzwalde (merged with Grimma 2011)
• Großbothen (merged with Grimma 2011)
• Mutzschen (merged with Grimma 1 January 2012)

History

Grimma is of Sorbian origin and was first documented in 1065.^{[citation needed]} The Margraves of Meissen and the Electors of Saxony often resided at the castle in the town.

The town was chosen as one of three government elite boarding schools, the 'Princely Schools of Saxony', in 1550. The purpose of these schools was to educate future civil servants and to prepare them for further studies at universities which is why a number of historical personalities are biographically related to this rather small town. The Gymnasium St. Augustine still exists today as one of only a few public boarding schools in Saxony.

Grimma was the scene of witch trials between 1494–1701. At least two women were executed as witches.[3]

Due to the town being located at the second main railway line between Leipzig and Dresden (via Meissen), the town developed well in the 19th century.

By 1890 the population had reached 8,957.[4]

The town was affected by heavy flooding in 2013. Work had by this time started on the construction of flood barriers, but their completion had been delayed by local opposition [5]

In 2017, the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference held their international, triennial convention in Grimma.[6]

Culture

Grimma has been the site of many historic structures, including a town hall dating from 1442, a famous school (the Fürstenschule) erected on the site of a former Augustinian monastery in 1550, and a school of brewing.[7]

Twin towns – sister cities

Datteln is twinned with:[8]

• Bron, France
• Gezer, Israel
• Leduc, Canada
• Rüdesheim, Germany
• Weingarten, Germany

Notable people

• Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443–1500)
• Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria (1468–1524)
• Ernst Otto Schlick (1840–1913), engineer
• Georg Elias Müller (1850–1934), psychologist
• Erich Waschneck (1887–1970), playwright
• Diethard Hellmann (1928–1999), musician
• Verena Reichel (born 1945), translator
• Ulrich Mühe (1953–2007), actor
• Carmen Nebel (born 1956), TV moderator
• Olaf Beyer (born 1957), athlete
• Matthias Lindner (born 1965), footballer
• Torsten Kracht (born 1967), footballer
• Jochen Kupfer (born 1969), operatic baritone
• Marina Schuck (born 1981), sprint canoer
• Ronny Garbuschewski (born 1986), footballer

Gallery

• 
  The High School St. Augustine of Grimma
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  Frauenkirche
• 
  Sawmill Höfgen
• 
  Old town as seen from the Mulde river
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  The bank of the Mulde
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  Armorial bearings on a bridge over Mulde in Grimma
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  Destroyed bridge over Mulde in Grimma
• 
  Memorial to the flood disaster 2002 in Grimma

References

External links

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Grimma" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 602–603.
• "Grimma" . Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.

На других языках

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[de] Grimma

Grimma ist eine Große Kreisstadt im Landkreis Leipzig. Die Mittelstadt im Tal der Mulde ist die nach Fläche viertgrößte Stadt Sachsens. Sie wurde im Jahr 1200 erstmals urkundlich erwähnt, die Fläche wuchs erst durch zahlreiche Eingemeindungen im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert. Die historische Altstadt umfasst auch die meisten Sehenswürdigkeiten der Gemeinde, darüber hinaus gibt es in den insgesamt 64 Ortsteilen viele alte Sakralbauten.

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- [en] Grimma

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[es] Grimma

Grimma es una ciudad alemana, ubicada en el Estado Libre de Sajonia. Fundado en torno a 1170, forma parte del distrito de Leipzig.

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[fr] Grimma

Grimma est une ville de Saxe (Allemagne), située dans l'arrondissement de Leipzig, dans le district de Leipzig. Elle est située sur la rive gauche de la Mulde, 25 km au sud-est de Leipzig et fut fondée vers 1170.

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[it] Grimma

Grimma è una città di 28 173 abitanti del libero stato della Sassonia, Germania, nel circondario di Lipsia. È attraversata dal fiume Mulde.

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[ru] Гримма

Гримма (нем. Grimma) — город в Германии, расположен в земле Саксония на реке Мульде. Входит в состав района Лейпциг административного округа Лейпциг. Расстояние до города Лейпцига — 30 км. Населенный пункт основан в 1170 году маркграфом Мейсена Оттоном Богатым. Упоминается с 1220 года. Население составляет 28 819 человек (на 31 декабря 2012 года). Занимает площадь 217,4 км², это четвертый по площади город в Саксонии. С 2008 года является главным городом района (Große Kreisstadt).

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