What is Hohenstein-Ernstthal?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_photo = Blick auf Hohenstein-Ernstthal.jpg |image_caption = Hohenstein-Ernstthal |image_coa = Wappen_Hohenstein-Ernstthal.png |coordinates = {{coord|50|48|N|12|43|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Hohenstein-Ernstthal in Z.svg |state = Sachsen |district = Zwickau |elevation = 355 |area = 18.33 |population = 16344 |Stand = 2006-12-31 |postal_code = 09337 |area_code = 03723 |licence = Z, GC, HOT, WDA |Gemeindeschlüssel = 14524120 |website = {{url|https://hohenstein-ernstthal.de/}} |mayor = Lars Kluge |party = CDU }} '''Hohenstein-Ernstthal''' is a town in the [[Zwickau Rural District|Zwickau]] rural district, [[Free State of Saxony]], [[Germany]]. The towns of Hohenstein and Ernstthal were united in 1898. The town is either known by its [[hyphen]]ated form, or simply called Hohenstein. The town got bigger in the 15th century because [[silver]] mines were found nearby. Physicist [[G. H. von Schubert]] and inventor [[C. G. Schrter]] were born in Hohenstein. The writer [[Karl May]] was born in Ernstthal. The house of his birth is a museum. The mayor of Hohenstein-Ernstthal is [[Lars Kluge]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} *[http://www.hohenstein-ernstthal.de/ Official website] {{in lang|de}} {{1911}} {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Zwickau Rural District]]