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Heidenau

Located in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony Coordinates: 50°58′10″ N 13°52′40″ E

Heidenau
Anaximander · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
16,686
16.7K
Elevation
119 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Heidenau
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport20 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague100 km

About Heidenau

Heidenau is a village. Location: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony. Population: 16,686. Elevation: 119 m.

From Wikipedia

Heidenau (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪdənaʊ] ) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden (centre). In 2015, it became known for riots by local far-right forces against the arrival of refugees. In August 2015, authorities were forced to impose a temporary ban on assemblies in Heidenau due to continuous harassment of asylum-seekers.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
11.1 km²
Official website
heidenau.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Heidenau

  • Pirna

Twin towns and sister cities of Heidenau

  • Gmina Lwówek Śląski· Poland

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Heidenau over time

Population of Heidenau over time
2017 16,598
2019 16,649
2021 16,540
2022 16,898
2023 16,667
2024 16,686
2025 16,597

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Heidenau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (87 mm)
Driest month
February (41 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Heidenau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°14°20°22°24°24°20°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°2°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)454151416477878256495453

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Heidenau

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 13 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 20 kmnorthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 100 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 109 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 13 kmnorthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 68 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 105 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 113 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 127 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Heidenau

Within 100 km: 276 historic and cultural sites, 1,864 natural sites, 415 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km385 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 9 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 6 kmE
  • Taubenteich Lake 23 kmSE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km983 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 55 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 38 kmE
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 44 kmNE
  • Vierteich Lake 35 kmN

60–100 km1,187 places

  • Lysá Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 89 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 93 kmSW
  • Buschteich Lake 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Heidenau

9 places
  1. 1 Heidenau 16.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources