Heidenau

Heidenau () is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden (centre).

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German location.type: Stadt
German location.name: Heidenau
German location.image_skyline: Rathaus Heidenau.jpg
German location.image_caption: Town hall
German location.image_coa: DEU Heidenau (Sachsen) COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Heidenau in PIR.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
German location.elevation: 113
German location.area: 11.07
German location.postal_code: 01801–01809
German location.area_code: 03529
German location.licence: PIR
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14628160
German location.website: www.heidenau.de
German location.mayor: Jürgen Opitz
German location.leader_term: 2019–26
German location.party: CDU

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Population: 16667
Area: 11.07
Elevation: 121
Official website: www.heidenau.de
Image: Rathaus Heidenau.jpg
Dialing code: 03529
Licence plate code: PIR

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Commons category: Heidenau
postal code: 01801–01809
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Heidenau () is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden (centre).

In 2015, it became known for riots by local far-right forces against the arrival of refugees. In August 2015, authorities were forced to impose a temporary ban on assemblies in Heidenau due to continuous harassment of asylum-seekers.