Wilsdruff (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlsˌdʁʊf] ) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany, with 14,444 inhabitants (2020). It is situated 14 km west of Dresden centre. Kesselsdorf is one of its subdivisions.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wilsdruff within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°3′8″N 13°32′18″E / 51.05222°N 13.53833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
| Subdivisions | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–24) | Ralf Rother[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.69 km2 (31.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,551 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01723 |
| Dialling codes | 035204, 035209, 035203, 0351 |
| Vehicle registration | PIR |
| Website | www.wilsdruff.de |
Near Wilsdruff there is a facility for high power broadcasting, the Wilsdruff transmitter.
Wilsdruff is home to KNOX, a traditional incense manufacturer and magnussoft, a computer game developer.
In 2017 the town made headlines as 36% of the population voted the German right wing party AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) while in the same year only 10 asylum seekers sought refuge in Wilsdruff.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ Wilsdruff: 13.900 Einwohner, 10 Asylbewerber - 36 Prozent AfD, Der Spiegel, 25 September 2017.
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