Mühlau, Germany

Mühlau
Mühlau
Location of Mühlau within Mittelsachsen district
Coordinates	50°54′N 12°46′E / 50.9°N 12.76667°E / 50.9; 12.76667Coordinates: 50°54′N 12°46′E / 50.9°N 12.76667°E / 50.9; 12.76667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Chemnitz
District	Mittelsachsen
Municipal assoc.	Burgstädt
Basic statistics
Area	8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Elevation	329 m  (1079 ft)
Population	2,240 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	277 /km2 (717 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	FG
Postal code	09241
Area code	03722
Website	www.muehlau-sachsen.de

Mühlau is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. Mühlau lies in the arch mountain foothills approximately 3 kilometers to the north of Limbach-Oberfrohna, and 15 kilometers northwest of Chemnitz. The settlers of Mühlau originally came from Mehlem (currently part of Bonn) on the Rhine. The local name Mühlau is derived from the former home town.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf.