Heidenau

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Heidenau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Heidenau
Heidenau (Germany)
Heidenau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Sächsische Schweiz
Mayor Michael Jacobs (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 11.00 km² (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation 113 m  (371 ft)
Population 16,695  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 1,518 /km² (3,931 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PIR
Postal codes 01801–01809
Area code 03529
Website www.heidenau.de

Coordinates: 50°59′00″N 13°52′00″E / 50.983333, 13.866667

Heidenau is a town in the Pirna district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.[1] The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden (centre).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Christine O'Keefe.Concentration Camps.www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html