Amerika was part of Arnsdorf until 1993 and, together with the latter, became part of Penig in 1994.
August Friedrich was born in Penig, the son of Johann Adam Müller and his wife Johanne Susanne, daughter of a pharmacist in Rochlitz, Johann Fromhold.
Friedrich Eduard Bilz (June 12, 1842 – January 30, 1922) was a German naturopath who was a native of Arnsdorf in the Kingdom of Saxony.
Georg Loeschcke (June 28, 1852 - November 26, 1915) was a German archaeologist born in Penig, Saxony.