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Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Alternative Names:	Stadt Wolkenstein, Vol'kenshtajn, Volkenshtajn, Volkensteina, Volkenšteina, Wolkenstein, fwlknshtayn, wo er ken si tai yin, Волкенштајн, Волькенштайн, فولكنشتاين, وولکن‌اشتاین, 沃尔肯斯泰因
Type:	Fourth-order administrative division - a subdivision of a third-order administrative division
Mindat Locality:	Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Mindat.org Region:	Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Region:	Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Latitude:	50° 38' 59" N
Longitude:	13° 4' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):	50.65,13.0833
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:	3,894 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:	6550774
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:6550774:2
GUID:	02cdb3bf-1cc1-40f5-8746-8e446823d0ba

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Shaft 137, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 38' 48" N	13° 4' 56" E	0.4km (0.2 miles)
St Johannes Mine, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 38' 47" N	13° 5' 13" E	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Shaft 44, Gehringswalde, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 39' 5" N	13° 5' 51" E	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Himmelreich Mine (Shaft 238), Gehringswalde, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 38' 57" N	13° 6' 11" E	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Palmbaum Mine (Shaft 46), Gehringswalde, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 39' 39" N	13° 5' 49" E	1.6km (1.0 miles)
Warmbad, Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 39' 54" N	13° 4' 49" E	1.7km (1.1 miles)
Boden, Großrückerswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 37' 7" N	13° 5' 35" E	3.6km (2.2 miles)
Rudolph shaft, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 39' 44" N	13° 8' 41" E	4.5km (2.8 miles)
Mauersberg, Großrückerswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 36' 32" N	13° 5' 25" E	4.6km (2.9 miles)
Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 39' 59" N	13° 8' 48" E	4.8km (3.0 miles)
Fluorite mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 39' 48" N	13° 9' 9" E	5.1km (3.2 miles)
Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 39' 48" N	13° 9' 12" E	5.2km (3.2 miles)
Shaft 302, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 39' 30" N	13° 9' 44" E	5.7km (3.5 miles)
Scharfenstein, Drebach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 42' 16" N	13° 3' 20" E	6.4km (4.0 miles)
Lauterbacher Knochen, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 41' 25" N	13° 9' 59" E	7.4km (4.6 miles)
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 38' 26" N	12° 58' 41" E	7.5km (4.6 miles)
Venusberg Quarry, Drebach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 41' 44" N	13° 0' 12" E	7.6km (4.7 miles)
König Dänemark deep adit, Annaberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 36' 19" N	12° 59' 44" E	7.9km (4.9 miles)
Herold lime works, Thum, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 41' 13" N	12° 58' 54" E	8.3km (5.1 miles)
Lime works, Lengefeld, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 42' 1" N	13° 10' 14" E	8.3km (5.2 miles)
Markus Röhling adit, Markus Röhling Mine, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 35' 54" N	12° 59' 43" E	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Konstantin Shaft (Shaft 49), König Dänemark Mine, Annaberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 35' 43" N	12° 59' 56" E	8.5km (5.3 miles)
Hospitalstolln (Adit 156), St Andreas Mine (Shaft 80), Annaberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 35' 31" N	13° 0' 8" E	8.6km (5.4 miles)
Rittersberg, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 39' 21" N	13° 12' 20" E	8.6km (5.4 miles)
Niederlauterstein, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 40' 8" N	13° 12' 10" E	8.7km (5.4 miles)
Orgelstolln, Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 35' 35" N	12° 59' 44" E	8.8km (5.5 miles)
St Andreas Mine (Shaft 80), Annaberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 35' 11" N	13° 0' 24" E	8.9km (5.5 miles)
Neuglück adit, Niederlauterstein, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 40' 4" N	13° 12' 26" E	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Kippenhain Mine (Kippenhayn Mine), Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 35' 21" N	12° 59' 54" E	9.0km (5.6 miles)
St Briccius Mine, Königswalde, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	50° 34' 23" N	13° 2' 17" E	9.1km (5.7 miles)

View of the Lengefeld dolomite mining and quarrying area, in 1985.

Lime works, Lengefeld, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Sauberg visitors mine underground view, in 1999.

Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Sauberg visitors mine underground view, in 1999.

Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

View of the Lengefeld dolomite mining and quarrying area, in 1985.

Lime works, Lengefeld, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Sauberg visitors mine underground view, in 1999.

Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Sauberg visitors mine underground view, in 1999.

Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

View of the Lengefeld dolomite mining and quarrying area, in 1985.

Lime works, Lengefeld, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Sauberg visitors mine underground view, in 1999.

Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Minerals recorded nearby (within 9.1 km)

ⓘ var: Cupro-Allophane

ⓘ Annabergite (TL)

ⓘ 'Apatite'

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

ⓘ Arsenolamprite (TL)

ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite

ⓘ var: Bromian Chlorargyrite

ⓘ var: Iodian Bromian Chlorargyrite

ⓘ Fluorapatite (TL)

ⓘ var: Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ Hörnesite

ⓘ Hydrowoodwardite (TL)

ⓘ 'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series'

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

ⓘ Sulphur

ⓘ Symplesite

ⓘ Talc

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 9.1 km)

ⓘ Kaolinite-claystone

ⓘ 'Lithomarge'

ⓘ 'Schalenblende'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Bohemian Massif, Europe	Massif
Ore Mountains, Europe	Mountain Range
Germany	Country
Saxony, Germany	State
Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	District
Wolkenstein, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany	City

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Germany, Sachsen, Erzgebirgskreis	86.14.356.0.0.0
Germany, Sachsen, Erzgebirgskreis, Wolkenstein	86.14.356.4057.0.0
Germany, Sachsen, Erzgebirgskreis, Wolkenstein, Wolkenstein	86.14.356.4057.9033.0

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