Stolpen

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|image_photo = Stolpen Marketplace Panorama 2014-10-14.JPG

|image_caption = Stolpen marketplace in October 2014

|image_coa = DEU Stolpen COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|51|2|56|N|14|4|58|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Stolpen in PIR.svg

|state = Sachsen

|district = Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

|elevation = 274

|area = 60.85

|postal_code = 01833

|area_code = 035973

|licence = PIR

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 14628380

|website = [http://www.stolpen.de/ www.stolpen.de]

|mayor = Maik Hirdina[https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_wahlen_buergermeister_uebersicht_aktuell.xlsx Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022], Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.

|leader_term = 2022–29

|party =

}}

Stolpen ({{langx|hsb|Stołpin}}, {{IPA|hsb|ˈstɔwpʲin|pron}}) is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the Schloßberg with the castle Burg Stolpen.

Burg Stolpen

Burg Stolpen is a castle built on top of the Schloßberg. The first defensive works were built about 1100 and it was first documented in 1222. Owned by the Bishop of Meißen for nearly 350 years, it passed to the Electorate of Saxony and was expanded in Renaissance style. In 1675 it was further expanded as a fortress. Anna Constantia von Brockdorff, Countess of Cosel, was imprisoned in the castle from 1716 until her death in 1765. The castle fell into disrepair towards the end of the 18th century. It became a museum in 1875, and has been partly restored since then.

Schloßberg

Schloßberg is a hill just to the south of the town formed of prominent basalt columns. It is the formation referred to by Georgius Agricola when he coined the term basalt.

Historical population

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ca. 1330 – 500
ca. 1550 – 725
1559 – 122 (property owners)
1748 – 146 (property owners)
1799 – 706^*
1834 – 1220
1871 – 1383
1890 – 1401
1910 – 1741

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1925 – 1833
1950 – 2913
1964 – 2705
1970 – 2549
1990 – 5890
1998 – 6217
2004 – 6196
2007 – 5988
2010 – 5793

^* over 10 years old

File:Stolpen Helmsdorf Wilschdorfer 30.jpg in Helmsdorf]]

Twin towns – sister cities

Stolpen is twinned with:

{{flagicon|Germany}} Hilzingen, Germany
{{flagicon|Germany}} Amöneburg, Germany
{{flagicon|Germany}} Garching an der Alz, Germany
{{flagicon|Germany}} Jockgrim, Germany
{{flagicon|Germany}} Sipplingen, Germany
{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Sloup v Čechách, Czech Republic

Notable people

Walter von Boetticher (1853–1945), historian and physician, was a general practitioner at Stolpen
The Doll Family, a circus sideshow act, were born in Stolpen
Christian Friedrich Henrici, also known as Picander, Bach's librettist (St Matthew Passion's text was written by him) was born here.

References

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{{cite web |title=Naturdenkmal Stolpener Basalt |trans-title=Stolpen Basalt Natural Monument |url=http://www.burg-stolpen.org/index.php?action=DefaultContent&id=basalt |language=German |work=Burg Stolpen – Schlösserland Sachsen |access-date=7 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122170147/http://www.burg-stolpen.org/index.php?action=DefaultContent&id=basalt |archive-date=22 November 2011 }}

{{cite web |title=Chronik |trans-title=Timeline |url=http://www.burg-stolpen.org/de/burg_stolpen/geschichte/ |language=German |work=Burg Stolpen – Schlösserland Sachsen |access-date=23 January 2014}}

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External links

{{Commons category-inline|Stolpen}}
{{Commons category-inline|Burg Stolpen}}
{{official website}} (in German and English)
[http://www.burg-stolpen.de/ Burg Stolpen] (in German)

{{Cities and towns in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (district)}}