Hohwald (Saxony)

Hohwald municipality: geography and municipality structure

Hohwald was a district belonging to a municipality about 35 km southeast of Dresden directly on the Czech border. It existed from 1994 to 2007 and was named after the Hohwald forest area .

history

The community of Hohwald was created on January 1, 1994 through the merger of the communities of Berthelsdorf, Rückersdorf and Langburkersdorf. Districts were Berthelsdorf , Langburkersdorf , Niederottendorf , Oberottendorf , Rückersdorf and Rugiswalde .

Hohwalder coat of arms

Around 5000 inhabitants lived in the municipality on an area of 58.9 km², which is between 318 and 585 m above sea level. NN lies.

In a referendum on May 13, 2007, the residents decided to merge with the city of Neustadt in Saxony , which took place on August 1, 2007.

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The area of the municipality of Hohwald was on the Bautzen – Bad Schandau railway line .

Individual evidence

↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1994
↑ In the years 1998–2001 the municipality had more than 5000 inhabitants, at the end of 2006 there were 4750, cf. Information for 14 2 87 170 Hohwald municipality. In: Regional Register Saxony. State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony , accessed on January 4, 2014 .
↑ StBA Area: changes from 01.01. until December 31, 2007

Web links

www.hohwald.de

51.05 14.233333333333Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ N , 14 ° 14 ′ E

[1] StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1994

[2] In the years 1998–2001 the municipality had more than 5000 inhabitants, at the end of 2006 there were 4750, cf. Information for 14 2 87 170 Hohwald municipality. In: Regional Register Saxony. State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony , accessed on January 4, 2014 .

[3] StBA Area: changes from 01.01. until December 31, 2007