Hohenstein-Ernstthal is a town in the Chemnitzer Land rural district, Saxony, Germany. The towns of Hohenstein and Ernstthal were united in 1898, and the town is either known by its hyphenated form, or simply called Hohenstein.

The town grew in the 15th century after silver mines were established nearby. Ernstthal was named in honor of August Ernst von Schoenburg.

Physicist G. H. von Schubert and inventor C. G. Schrter were born in Hohenstein, as was writer Karl May.

The mayor of Hohenstein-Ernstthal is Erich Homilius.

External links

• hohenstein-ernstthal.de, in German

References

Towns in Saxony | Hohenstein-Ernstthal | Hohenstein-Ernstthal