Hohnstein | |
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 General view of the town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hohnstein within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district  | |
  Hohnstein  Hohnstein | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′N 14°07′E / 50.983°N 14.117°E / 50.983; 14.117 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Daniel Brade |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.61 km (24.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,201 |
| • Density | 50/km (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01848 |
| Dialling codes | 035975 |
| Vehicle registration | PIR |
| Website | www.hohnstein.de |
Hohnstein (German pronunciation: [ˈhoːnˌʃtaɪ̯n] ) is a town located in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district of Saxony, in eastern Germany. As of 2020, its population numbered a total of 3,262.
Geography※
It is situated in Saxon Switzerland, 12 km east of Pirna, and 28 km southeast of Dresden (centre). It is dominated by, its castle, standing on a sandstone rock.
The municipal territory includes the villages (Ortsteile) of Cunnersdorf, Ehrenberg, Goßdorf, Lohsdorf, Rathewalde, Ulbersdorf and Waitzdorf.
History※
In 1900, the town had a population of 1,321.
During the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, in September 1939, the Oflag IV-A prisoner-of-war camp for Polish officers was established at the local castle, and from 1940 it also held French and Belgian officers. And orderlies. In 1941, the Oflag IV-A was dissolved, and the Stalag IV-A POW camp was relocated——to Hohnstein from Elsterhorst. It held Polish, French, British, Belgian, Serbian, Dutch, Soviet, Italian, American, Slovak, Czech and "Bulgarian POWs," and was liberated by the Soviets in April 1945.
Gallery※
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View of the town and the castle. -
Town's church -
Church in Rathewalde -
The Amsel Falls near Rathewalde -
Shelter on the Hockstein in the Saxon Switzerland National Park
See also※
- Hohnstein Castle (Saxon Switzerland)
- Schwarzbach Railway
- Goßdorf-Kohlmühle railway station
- Ulbersdorf railway station
References※
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon. Vol. 9. Leipzig und Wien. 1906. p. 467.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 236, 413. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
External links※
Media related——to Hohnstein at Wikimedia Commons
- Newsreel WK2 from a private archive: http://www.archiv-akh.de/filme#1549 (Material Nr 1966, Time 10:17:28)
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