Dippoldiswalde

town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany

Dippoldiswalde is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It was the capital city of the Weißeritzkreis district. Today, Dippoldiswalde is a city in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Rural District. It is 23 kilometres (14 miles) east of Freiberg, and 18 kilometres (11 miles) south of Dresden.

Dippoldiswalde
Coat of arms of Dippoldiswalde
Location of Dippoldiswalde within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Dippoldiswalde is located in Germany
Dippoldiswalde
Dippoldiswalde
Dippoldiswalde is located in Saxony
Dippoldiswalde
Dippoldiswalde
Coordinates: 50°53′36″N 13°40′0″E / 50.89333°N 13.66667°E / 50.89333; 13.66667
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Subdivisions21
Government
 • MayorJens Peter (Unabhängige Bürger)
Area
 • Total104.13 km2 (40.20 sq mi)
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total14,096
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01744
Dialling codes03504
Vehicle registrationPIR, DW, FTL, SEB
Websitewww.dippoldiswalde.de

The town is on the Weisseritz railway, a narrow gauge railway powered by steam locomotives.

References change

  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.

Other websites change

  Media related to Dippoldiswalde at Wikimedia Commons