Heidenau

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Heidenau
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Heidenau within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Government
• Mayor (2019–26)	Jürgen Opitz[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	11.00 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation	113 m (371 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,884
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01801–01809
Dialling codes	03529
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.heidenau.de

Heidenau is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden (centre).

In 2015, it became known for riots by local far-right forces against the arrival of refugees.^[3] In August 2015, authorities were forced to impose a temporary ban on assemblies in Heidenau due to continuous harassment of asylum-seekers.^[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Heidenau at Wikimedia Commons

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