GLAUCHAU

glauchau, a town of germany, in the kingdom of saxony, on the right bank of the mulde, 7 m. n. of zwickau and 17 w. of chemnitz by rail. pop. (1875) 21,743; (1905) 24,556. it has important manufactures of woollen and half-woollen goods, in regard to which it occupies a high position in germany. there are also dye-works, print-works, and manufactories of paper, linen, thread and machinery. glauchau possesses a high grade school, elementary schools, a weaving school, an orphanage and an infirmary. some portions of the extensive old castle date from the 12th century, and the gottesacker church contains interesting antiquarian relics. glauchau was founded by a colony of sorbs and wends, and belonged to the lords of schonburg as early as the 12th century. see r. hofmann, _ruckblick uber die geschichte der stadt glauchau_ (1897).