# Heidenau

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{{short description|Town in Saxony, Germany}}
{{for|Heidenau in the district of Harburg|Heidenau, Lower Saxony}}
{{expand German|topic=geo|date=January 2022|Heidenau (Sachsen)}}
{{Infobox German location
|type               = Stadt
|name              = Heidenau
|image_skyline = Rathaus Heidenau.jpg
|image_caption = Town hall
|image_coa            = DEU Heidenau (Sachsen) COA.svg
|coordinates       = {{coord|50|59|N|13|52|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Heidenau in PIR.svg
|state        = Sachsen
|district         = Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
|elevation              = 113
|area            = 11.07
|postal_code               = 01801–01809
|area_code           = 03529
|licence               = PIR
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 14628160
|website           = [http://www.heidenau.de/ www.heidenau.de]
|mayor             = Jürgen Opitz<ref>[https://wahlen.sachsen.de/buergermeisterwahl-2019-wahlergebnisse.php Wahlergebnisse 2019], Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2019&ndash;26
|party             = CDU
}}

'''Heidenau''' ({{IPA|de|ˈhaɪdənaʊ|-|De-Heidenau.ogg}}) is a town in the [Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge](/source/S%C3%A4chsische_Schweiz-Osterzgebirge) district, in [Saxony](/source/Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany). The town is situated on the left bank of the [Elbe](/source/Elbe), 13&nbsp;km southeast of [Dresden](/source/Dresden) (centre).

In 2015, it became known for riots by local far-right forces against the arrival of refugees.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34038557 |title = Clashes at Germany's Heidenau asylum centre alarm government |work = BBC News |date = 24 August 2015 }}</ref> In August 2015, authorities were forced to impose a temporary ban on assemblies in Heidenau due to continuous harassment of asylum-seekers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86I4ZMFD1a8|title = Brennpunkt Heidenau: Heftige Kritik|website = [YouTube](/source/YouTube)}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Heidenau}}

{{Cities and towns in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (district)}}

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Category:Heidenau
Category:Populated riverside places in Germany
Category:Populated places on the Elbe

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