Kauern

Kauern
Coat of arms
Kauern
Location of Kauern within Greiz district
Coordinates: 50°43′N 12°5′E / 50.717°N 12.083°E / 50.717; 12.083Coordinates: 50°43′N 12°5′E / 50.717°N 12.083°E / 50.717; 12.083
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Greiz
Municipal assoc.	Wünschendorf/Elster
Government
• Mayor	Ingrid Amm
Area
• Total	8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	401
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	07554
Dialling codes	036602
Vehicle registration	GRZ
Website	www.kauern.de

Kauern is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Greiz. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wünschendorf/Elster.

Communities near Kauern are Hilbersdorf and Ronneburg in the Landkreis of Greiz, as well as the Free City of Gera.

Kauern has two subdivisions: Lichtenberg und Loitzsch.

Kauern is first mentioned in writing in 1465, when the Lord of Rudenitz was invested with the manor of Kauern. The village of Kauern belonged to the Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg and possessed a tight bond to the nearby city of Ronneburg that developed over the years.

In 1958, the SDAG Wismut began the construction of a uranium ore open-pit mine in Lichtenberg. By 1976 it had formed a 240 meter deep hole. Then the extraction of uranium in the mine was discontinued, because expansion was impossible due to the proximity of Ronneburg and to the Schmirchau mine. In 1990, the mine was partially filled with material from the nearby pits. When Federal Garden Show is held nearby in 2007, it should be completely filled up and integrated into the new landscape of Ronneburg.