Heidenau

For Heidenau in the district of Harburg, see Heidenau, Lower Saxony.

Heidenau
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Heidenau within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Location of Heidenau
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Coordinates: 50°59′N 13°52′E / 50.983°N 13.867°E / 50.983; 13.867
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government
• Mayor (2019–26)	Jürgen Opitz[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	11.07 km^2 (4.27 sq mi)
Elevation	113 m (371 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,667
• Density	1,506/km^2 (3,899/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01801–01809
Dialling codes	03529
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.heidenau.de

Heidenau (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪdənaʊ] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden (centre).

In 2015, it became known for riots by local far-right forces against the arrival of refugees.^[3] In August 2015, authorities were forced to impose a temporary ban on assemblies in Heidenau due to continuous harassment of asylum-seekers.^[4]

References

1. Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. "Clashes at Germany's Heidenau asylum centre alarm government". BBC News. 24 August 2015.
4. "Brennpunkt Heidenau: Heftige Kritik". YouTube.

External links

• Media related to Heidenau at Wikimedia Commons