Glashütte

Glashütte is a town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Free State of Saxony, Germany, which was the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry. The city has a population of about 7,000. Historically it was first mentioned in a document around 1445. In January 2008, the former municipality Reinhardtsgrimma was merged into Glashütte.Watches currently made in this location include: A. Lange & SöhneBruno Söhnle Uhrenatelier GlashütteGlashütte OriginalNautische Instrumente Mühle Glashütte NOMOS Wempe Chronometerwerke TutimaUnion GlashütteMoritz GrossmannPersonalities Ferdinand Adolph Lange, watchmaker, founder of A. Lange & Söhne, Member of Saxon Landtag 1857-1875, mayor of Glashütte 1848-1866 Arthur Burkhardt, engineer and manufacturer, Hans-Peter Kaul, judge, international lawyer and diplomat