Plauen

[plou-uhn]

noun

1. a city in E Germany.

Plauen

/ ˈplauən /

noun

1. a city in E central Germany, in Saxony: textile centre. Pop: 70 070 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Born in the Saxon town of Plauen in 1926, Richter laid claim to a performance tradition centered in Leipzig, where he trained as a teenage organ prodigy under Karl Straube and Günther Ramin, two Thomaskantors who held the post that Bach tended from 1723 to 1750.

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The resident of the Saxony state town of Plauen says the twice yearly camping weekends are a way to learn more about the former East Germany.

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It said that “a partial relocation of some of the development and production processes to other sites is planned” and that plants in Steyr, Austria and in Plauen and Wittlich, Germany “are up for discussion.”

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The psychedelic “ghost train” mural on the town hall of Plauen in Saxony, by Karl-Heinz Adler and Friedrich Kracht, will be the next project, starting in 2021.

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The Central Council of Jews said Thursday the march in Plauen by members of The Third Way party “brings back memories of the darkest chapter in German history.”

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