Klingenberg, Saxony

Klingenberg
Municipality
Location of Klingenberg within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Klingenberg Show map of Germany Klingenberg Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 50°54′N 13°33′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Subdivisions	11
Area
• Total	86.56 km^2 (33.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,840
• Density	79/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01738, 01744, 01774
Dialling codes	035055, 035202, 035058, 037326
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.gemeinde-klingenberg.de

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.

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

1. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.