Johanngeorgenstadt

Johanngeorgenstadt
Town
Exulantenkirche
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Johanngeorgenstadt within Erzgebirgskreis district
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Coordinates: 50°26′00″N 12°42′50″E / 50.43333°N 12.71389°E / 50.43333; 12.71389
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Erzgebirgskreis
Subdivisions	12 centres
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	André Oswald[1]
Area
• Total	29.59 km2 (11.42 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,783
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	08349
Dialling codes	03773
Vehicle registration	ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Website	www.johanngeorgenstadt.de

Johanngeorgenstadt (German pronunciation: [ˌjoːhan.ɡeˈɔʁgŋ.ʃtat] ^ⓘ) is a mining town in Saxony’s Ore Mountains, 17 km south of Aue, and 27 km northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, on the border with the Czech Republic, is a state-recognized health resort (Erholungsort), and calls itself Stadt des Schwibbogens (“Schwibbogen Town”). Its population decline since the 1950s has been extremely severe, falling from 45,000 residents in 1953 to only about one twelfth of that now.