Gößnitz

Gößnitz
Coat of arms
Gößnitz
Location of Gößnitz within Altenburger Land district
Coordinates: 50°53′25″N 12°25′58″E / 50.89028°N 12.43278°E / 50.89028; 12.43278Coordinates: 50°53′25″N 12°25′58″E / 50.89028°N 12.43278°E / 50.89028; 12.43278
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Altenburger Land
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Scholz
Area
• Total	14.04 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	3,511
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	04639
Dialling codes	034493
Vehicle registration	ABG
Website	www.goessnitz.de

Gößnitz is a town in the Altenburger Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 12 km south of Altenburg, and 20 km northwest of Zwickau. Gößnitz received its town charter in 1718. It is known for the railroad junction of the Leipzig-Hof railway connection and the Central-Germany connection (Dresden - Chemnitz - Gößnitz - Gera - Erfurt) and its station prides itself having Europe's longest platform, as well as the Gößnitz Open-Air. The town's greatest prosperity was at the time of industrialization; Hence Viktor Grimm's representative malt factory from 1889 still characterizes the cityscape.