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Stadt Wehlen

Coordinates: 50°57′25″N 14°1′56″E / 50.95694°N 14.03222°E / 50.95694; 14.03222
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Stadt Wehlen
Town
Coat of arms of Stadt Wehlen
Coat of arms
Location of Stadt Wehlen within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
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Stadt Wehlen is located in Germany
Stadt Wehlen
Stadt Wehlen
Stadt Wehlen is located in Saxony
Stadt Wehlen
Stadt Wehlen
Coordinates: 50°57′25″N 14°1′56″E / 50.95694°N 14.03222°E / 50.95694; 14.03222
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Municipal assoc.Lohmen/Stadt Wehlen
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2015–22) Klaus Tittel[1]
Area
 • Total
10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,549
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01829
Dialling codes035024
Vehicle registrationPIR
Websitewww.wehlen-online.de

Stadt Wehlen (also: Wehlen) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of Saxon Switzerland, on the right bank of the Elbe, 6 km east of Pirna, and 23 km southeast of Dresden (centre).

Municipality subdivisions

Wehlen includes the following subdivisions:

  • Dorf Wehlen
  • Pötzscha
  • Stadt Wehlen
  • Zeichen

Culture and attractions in Wehlen

Panorama of Stadt Wehlen
  • View to the left side of the Elbe onto Wehlen/Pötzscha
    View to the left side of the Elbe onto Wehlen/Pötzscha
  • Townchurch at the Marketplace
    Townchurch at the Marketplace
  • Michalischurch in Dorf Wehlen
    Michalischurch in Dorf Wehlen
  • „Trommel“(drum): Northside of castleruin Stadt Wehlen
    „Trommel“(drum): Northside of castleruin Stadt Wehlen
  • „Weiße Brüche“(white quarries) View from the Raunenstein (mountain)
    „Weiße Brüche“(white quarries) View from the Raunenstein (mountain)
  • Beergarden in Wehlen/Pötzscha
    Beergarden in Wehlen/Pötzscha
  • Beergarden in Wehlen/Pötzscha
    Beergarden in Wehlen/Pötzscha

International relations

View from the Elbe
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Stadt Wehlen is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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