Hohnstein

This article is about the town in Saxon Switzerland. For the nearby castle, see Hohnstein Castle (Saxon Switzerland). For the ruined castle in the Harz, see Hohnstein Castle (Harz).

Town in Saxony, Germany

Hohnstein

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General view of the town

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Location of Hohnstein within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district

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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[1]
Area

• Total

| 64.61 km2 (24.95 sq mi)
Elevation

| 330 m (1,080 ft)
Population

(2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 3,201
• Density| 50/km2 (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

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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

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In 1900, the town had a population of 1,321.[3]

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.[4] In 1941, the Oflag IV-A was dissolved, and the Stalag IV-A POW camp was relocated to Hohnstein from Elsterhorst.[4] 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.[4]

## 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

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* Hohnstein Castle (Saxon Switzerland)
* Schwarzbach Railway
* Goßdorf-Kohlmühle railway station
* Ulbersdorf railway station

## References

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1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
3. ^ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon. Vol. 9\. Leipzig und Wien. 1906. p. 467.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. ^ a b c 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

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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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Towns and municipalities in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district

* Altenberg
* Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
* Bad Schandau
* Bahretal
* Bannewitz
* Dippoldiswalde
* Dohma
* Dohna
* Dorfhain
* Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
* Freital
* Glashütte
* Gohrisch
* Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau
* Heidenau
* Hermsdorf
* Hohnstein
* Klingenberg
* Königstein
* Kreischa
* Liebstadt
* Lohmen
* Müglitztal
* Neustadt in Sachsen
* Pirna
* Rabenau
* Rathen
* Rathmannsdorf
* Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna
* Rosenthal-Bielatal
* Sebnitz
* Stadt Wehlen
* Stolpen
* Struppen
* Tharandt
* Wilsdruff

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