Stadt Wehlen
Stadt Wehlen | |
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show Location of Stadt Wehlen within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district | |
  Stadt Wehlen | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′25″N 14°1′56″E / 50.95694°N 14.03222°ECoordinates: 50°57′25″N 14°1′56″E / 50.95694°N 14.03222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
| Municipal assoc. | Lohmen/Stadt Wehlen |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–22) | Klaus Tittel[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,565 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01829 |
| Dialling codes | 035024 |
| Vehicle registration | PIR |
| Website | www.wehlen-online.de |
Stadt Wehlen (also: Wehlen) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of Saxon Switzerland, on the right bank of the Elbe, 6 km east of Pirna, and 23 km southeast of Dresden (centre).
Municipality subdivisions[]
Wehlen includes the following subdivisions:
- Dorf Wehlen
- Pötzscha
- Stadt Wehlen
- Zeichen
Culture and attractions in Wehlen[]
View to the left side of the Elbe onto Wehlen/Pötzscha
Townchurch at the Marketplace
Michalischurch in Dorf Wehlen
„Trommel“(drum): Northside of castleruin Stadt Wehlen
„Weiße Brüche“(white quarries) View from the Raunenstein (mountain)
Beergarden in Wehlen/Pötzscha
Beergarden in Wehlen/Pötzscha
International relations[]
View from the Elbe
Stadt Wehlen is twinned with:
- Wehlen an der Mosel (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Wangen im Allgäu (Baden-Württemberg
- Dorn-Dürkheim
- Trochtelfingen
See also[]
- Bergtest near Wehlen, an annual competition walk.
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
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- Towns in Saxony
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- Bezirk Dresden
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