Klingenberg, Saxony
Klingenberg is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. It was formed on 31 December 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Pretzschendorf and Höckendorf.
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Location of Klingenberg within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district ![]() ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°54′N 13°33′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
Subdivisions | 11 |
Area | |
• Total | 86.56 km2 (33.42 sq mi) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,826 |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 01738, 01744, 01774 |
Dialling codes | 035055, 035202, 035058, 037326 |
Vehicle registration | PIR |
Website | www |
Geography
The municipality is located 20 kilometers south-west of Dresden and 10 kilometers west of Dippoldiswalde.
Klingenberg consists of 11 subdivisions: Beerwalde, Borlas, Colmnitz (including Folge), Friedersdorf, Höckendorf (including Edle Krone), Klingenberg, Obercunnersdorf, Paulshain, Pretzschendorf, Röthenbach and Ruppendorf.
Transport
Klingenberg is located along Dresden–Werdau railway, having two stations within its limits: Klingenberg-Colmnitz (located in the boroughs of Klingenberg and Colmnitz) and Edle Krone (located in the village of Höckendorf). At Klingenberg-Colmnitz station two narrow-gauge railway lines used to branch off until the early 1970s, connecting also the villages of Colmnitz and Pretzschendorf to the rail network.
References
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2019.