Freital
Sign in to saveFreital () is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on a small river, the Weißeritz, and is southwest of Dresden.
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Freital is a town in the Saxony region of Germany, located southwest of Dresden along the Weißeritz river. It's part of the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district and serves as a residential community in eastern Germany.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- Freital-pano.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Panorama
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen_Freital.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Freital in PIR.svg
- German location.state
- Sachsen
- German location.district
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
- German location.elevation
- 171
- German location.area
- 40.45
- German location.postal_code
- 01705
- German location.area_code
- 0351
- German location.licence
- PIR, DW, FTL, SEB
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Neighbouring municipalities
- Municipal subdivisions
- History
- History of the former municipalities
- Foundation of Freital
- Far right activities in Freital
- Notable people
- Born in Freital
- Famous residents
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- References
Freital () is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on a small river, the Weißeritz, and is southwest of Dresden.
== Geography == Freital is located southwest of Dresden in the Döhlen Basin, through which the Weißeritz flows from south-west to north-east. The Windberg hill, is the town's local mountain and well-known landmark, rising about above the valley floor. The lowest part of the town is the point where the Weißeritz enters the territory of the city of Dresden (about above sea level).