Heidenau

For Heidenau in the district of Harburg, see Heidenau, Lower Saxony.
Heidenau
Heidenau
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Mayor Michael Jacobs (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 11.00 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation 113 m  (371 ft)
Population 16,431 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 1,494 /km2 (3,869 /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

Heidenau is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.[2] The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden (centre).

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 
  2. ^ Christine O'Keefe.Concentration Camps.www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html
Towns and municipalities in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district