Penig

Penig
Coat of arms
Penig
Location of Penig within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates: 50°56′1″N 12°42′21″E / 50.93361°N 12.70583°E / 50.93361; 12.70583Coordinates: 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	Thomas Eulenberger (CDU)
Area
• Total	63.31 km2 (24.44 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,036
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	09322
Dialling codes	037381
Vehicle registration	FG
Website	www.penig.de

Penig (German pronunciation: [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

• Friedrich Eduard Bilz

References

Towns and municipalities in Mittelsachsen district
Altmittweida Augustusburg Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf Brand-Erbisdorf Burgstädt Claußnitz Döbeln Dorfchemnitz Eppendorf Erlau Flöha Frankenberg Frauenstein Freiberg Geringswalde Großhartmannsdorf Großschirma Großweitzschen Hainichen Halsbrücke Hartha Hartmannsdorf Königsfeld Königshain-Wiederau Kriebstein Leisnig Leubsdorf Lichtenau Lichtenberg Lunzenau Mittweida Mühlau Mulda Neuhausen Niederwiesa Oberschöna Oederan Ostrau Penig Rechenberg-Bienenmühle Reinsberg Rochlitz Rossau Roßwein Sayda Seelitz Striegistal Taura Waldheim Wechselburg Weißenborn Zettlitz Zschaitz-Ottewig