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Hirschstein
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Location of Hirschstein within Meißen district
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| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Dresden |
| District | Meißen |
| Mayor | Christine Gallschütz (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 34.46 km2 (13.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Population | 2,303 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 67 /km2 (173 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | MEI |
| Postal code | 01594 |
| Area code | 035266 |
| Website | www.hirschstein.de |
Hirschstein is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.
The following villages belong to Hirschstein: Althirschstein, Bahra, Böhla, Boritz, Heyda, Kobeln, Mehltheuer, Neuhirschstein, Pahrenz, Prausitz and Schänitz.
Leopold III of Belgium and his family were held in castle Hirschstein from June 1944 to March 1945 by the Nazis.
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