Gößnitz
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 and its station prides itself having Europe's longest platform, as well as the . The town's greatest prosperity was at the time of industrialization; Hence Viktor Grimm's representative malt factory from 1889 still characterizes the cityscape.
