Hirschstein

Hirschstein
Hirschstein
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	Hirschstein Location of Hirschstein within Meißen district
	Coordinates: 51°15′45″N 13°23′38″E / 51.26250°N 13.39389°ECoordinates: 51°15′45″N 13°23′38″E / 51.26250°N 13.39389°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Meißen
Government
• Mayor	Christine Gallschütz (CDU)
Area
• Total	34.46 km2 (13.31 sq mi)
Elevation	129 m (423 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,968
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01594
Dialling codes	035266
Vehicle registration	MEI
Website	www.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

↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.

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[1] "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.