Hirschstein

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Hirschstein
Coat of arms of Hirschstein
Location of Hirschstein within Meißen district
Hirschstein is located in Germany
Hirschstein
Hirschstein
Coordinates: 51°15′45″N 13°23′38″E / 51.26250°N 13.39389°E / 51.26250; 13.39389Coordinates: 51°15′45″N 13°23′38″E / 51.26250°N 13.39389°E / 51.26250; 13.39389
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictMeißen
Government
 • Mayor (2015–22) Conrad Seifert[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total34.46 km2 (13.31 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,966
 • 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 Hischstein

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. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
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