Stadt Wehlen

Town in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Stadt Wehlen within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district

(2022–29) Thomas Mathe^[1]Area

• Total10.81 km² (4.17 sq mi)Elevation

220 m (720 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,549 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

01829

Dialling codes035024Vehicle registrationPIRWebsitewww.wehlen-online.de

Stadt Wehlen (also: Wehlen) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of Saxon Switzerland, on the right bank of the Elbe, 6 km east of Pirna, and 23 km southeast of Dresden (centre).

Municipality subdivisions

Wehlen includes the following subdivisions:

Dorf Wehlen
Pötzscha
Stadt Wehlen
Zeichen

Culture and attractions in Wehlen

Panorama of Stadt Wehlen

View to the left side of the Elbe onto Wehlen/Pötzscha
Townchurch at the Marketplace
Michalischurch in Dorf Wehlen
„Trommel“(drum): Northside of castleruin Stadt Wehlen
„Weiße Brüche“(white quarries) View from the Raunenstein (mountain)
Beergarden in Wehlen/Pötzscha
Beergarden in Wehlen/Pötzscha

Transport

Stadt Wehlen station, on the Dresden S-Bahn and the Dresden to Prague railway, is located on the south bank of the Elb and is connected to the town centre, on the north bank, by the frequent Stadt Wehlen passenger ferry. Also on the north bank, an infrequent bus service connects the town to Pirna. Both ferry and bus are operated by the Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Königstein is also a stop for the Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt ships, including historic paddle steamers, operating on the Elbe between Dresden and the Czech border.^[3] ^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

International relations

Stadt Wehlen is twinned with:

Wehlen an der Mosel (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Wangen im Allgäu (Baden-Württemberg
Dorn-Dürkheim
Trochtelfingen

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (in German) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
^ "Piers". Sächsische Dampfschiffahrt. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ "Elbe ferries". Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ "F8: Fährstelle Stadt Wehlen" (PDF). Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ "238: Pirna - Mockethal - Stadt Wehlen / Pirna - Lohmen - Stadt Wehlen" (PDF). Regionalverkehr Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Retrieved 22 July 2022.