Grimma
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| Grimma | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Leipzig |
| District | Muldentalkreis |
| Mayor | Matthias Berger |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 76.15 km² (29.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population | 19,457 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 256 /km² (662 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | MTL |
| Postal code | 04668 |
| Area code | 03437 |
| Website | www.grimma.de |
Grimma is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 km southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170, it is the capital of the Muldentalkreis district.
[edit] Culture
Grimma has been the site of many historic structures, including a town hall dating from 1442, a famous school (the Furstenschule) erected on the site of a former Augustinian monastery in 1550, and a school of brewing.
 The High School St. Augustine of Grimma |
 Frauenkirche |
 Sawmill Höfgen |
 Old city as seen from the Mulde river |
 The bank of the Mulde |
 Armorial bearings on a bridge over Mulde in Grimma |
 Destroyed bridge over Mulde in Grimma |
 Memorial to the flood disaster 2002 in Grimma |
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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