Altenberg is a town in the Weißeritzkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden. The surname "Altenbaugh", which means old town, originated from Altenberg. Julius Eduard Meyer, (1822-1899), a musician who studied with Robert Schumann and others, and became a voice teacher at the suggestion of Felix Mendelssohn, was born there. ^[1] The Weißeritzkreis is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony, Germany. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) has a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... In the 19th century the Erzgebirge mountains were a centre for lace making. ... See other locations named Teplice. ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ... Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was a German composer and pianist. ... Felix Mendelssohn at the age of thirty Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer and conductor of the early Romantic period. ...

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• 1. ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.

Coordinates: 50°46′N 13°45′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...