Hirschstein
Coat of arms of Hirschstein
Location of Hirschstein within Meißen district
Hirschstein   is located in Germany
Hirschstein
Hirschstein
Hirschstein   is located in Saxony
Hirschstein
Hirschstein
Coordinates: 51°15′45″N 13°23′38″E / 51.26250°N 13.39389°E / 51.26250; 13.39389
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMeißen
Government
  Mayor (202229) Conrad Seifert[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total34.46 km2 (13.31 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total1,968
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01594
Dialling codes035266
Vehicle registrationMEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Websitewww.hirschstein.de
Castle Hirschstein

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.

References

  1. Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.


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