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Pockau is situated at an altitude of 428 m in the district Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis of southern Saxony.

The village Pachowe was first mentioned in 1365. Pockau was connected to the railroad in 1872/1875. The railroad station in Pockau also serves nearby Lengefeld. The picture on glass no.2016 [left] shows Hotel Marterbüschel at the station Pockau-Lengefeld. The village Marterbüschel was incorporated into the municipality of Pockau in 1948. Pockau was officially recognized as a resort place in 1988. In 1994 the neighboring communities of Forchheim and Wernsdorf also became part of Pockau. The municipality has a population of about 4,400 (2002).