Hirschstein

Hirschstein
Coat of arms
Hirschstein
Location of Hirschstein within Meißen district
Coordinates: 51°15′45″N 13°23′38″E / 51.26250°N 13.39389°ECoordinates: 51°15′45″N 13°23′38″E / 51.26250°N 13.39389°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Meißen
Government
• Mayor	Christine Gallschütz (CDU)
Area
• Total	34.46 km^2 (13.31 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,081
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01594
Dialling codes	035266
Vehicle registration	MEI
Website	www.hirschstein.de

Castle Hischstein

Hirschstein is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.

The following villages belong to Hirschstein: Althirschstein, Bahra, Böhla, Boritz, Heyda, Kobeln, Mehltheuer, Neuhirschstein, Pahrenz, Prausitz and Schänitz.

Leopold III of Belgium and his family were held in castle Hirschstein from June 1944 to March 1945 by the Nazis.

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2014] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 7 September 2015.