Wilsdruff

Wilsdruff

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Location of Wilsdruff within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
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Coordinates: 51°3′8″N 13°32′18″E / 51.05222°N 13.53833°E / 51.05222; 13.53833Coordinates: 51°3′8″N 13°32′18″E / 51.05222°N 13.53833°E / 51.05222; 13.53833
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government
 • Mayor Ralf Rother (CDU)
Area
 • Total 81.69 km2 (31.54 sq mi)
Elevation 273 m (896 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 14,140
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 01723
Dialling codes 035204, 035209, 035203, 0351
Vehicle registration PIR
Website www.wilsdruff.de

Wilsdruff is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, with 13,743 inhabitants. It is situated 14 km west of Dresden centre. Kesselsdorf is one of its subdivisions.

Near Wilsdruff there is a facility for high power broadcasting, the Wilsdruff transmitter.

Wilsdruff is home to KNOX, a traditional incense manufacturer and magnussoft, a computer game developer.

In 2017 the town made headlines as 36% of the population voted the German right wing party AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) while in the same year only 10 asylum seekers sought refuge in Wilsdruff.

References

  1. ↑ "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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