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GLAUCHAU
, a See also:town of See also:Germany, in the See also:kingdom of See also:Saxony, on the right See also:bank of the See also:Mulde, 7 M
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N. of See also:Zwickau and 17 W. of See also:Chemnitz by See also:rail
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Pop
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(1875) 21,743; (1905) 24,556
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It has important manufactures of woollen and See also:half-woollen goods, in regard to which it occupies a high position in Germany
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There are also dye-See also:works, See also:print-works, and manufactories of See also:paper, See also:linen, See also:thread and machinery
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Glauchau possesses a high grade school, elementary See also:schools, a See also:weaving school, an orphanage and an infirmary
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Some portions of the extensive old See also:castle date from the 12th See also:century, and the Gottesacker See also: |
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