Höckendorf

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Location of Höckendorf in Saxony

Höckendorf is a district of the Saxon town of Klingenberg in the district of Saxon Switzerland & Eastern Ore Mountains.

Geography and transport

Höckendorf is located about 20 km southwest of the city of Dresden and about 10 km northwest of the city Dippoldiswalde, between Tharandter Forest and Erzgebirge. The B173 runs north and the B 170 east of the village. Southwest of Höckendorf is the dam Klingenberg.

History

In 1235 was the first documentary mention Höckendorfs.

On 1 January 1991 Obercunnersdorf was incorporated. Borlas followed on 1 January 1994, on 1 March 1994 gave Beerwalde and Ruppendorf with Paulshain their independence on.

On 31 December 2012, the merger of Pretzschendorf and Höckendorf carried to the church Klingenberg. Before the dissolution of the congregation consisted Höckendorf from the six districts Höckendorf ( with noble crown), Beerwalde, Borlas, Ruppendorf, Paulshain and Obercunnersdorf.

Pictures of Höckendorf and environment

Seal mark of the community Höckendorf

Thelersäule in Höckendorf

Attractions

• Museum of Local History, old smithy of Höckendorf
• The three so-called Thelersäulen (Bet or wayside ) in and around Höckendorf and Obercunnersdorf
• Romanesque church in Höckendorf, built around 1325 ( including the neighboring building on the foundations of the former castle of the Knights of Theler )
• Höckendorfer Tiergarten

Personalities

• Richard Guhr ( born September 30, 1873 in Schwerin, † October 27, 1956 in Höckendorf ), painter and sculptor
• Pohlan Gottfried ( born February 12, 1927 in Höckendorf, † November 30, 1989 in Suhl ), Enduro athletes
• Bruno Konrad ( born December 13, 1930 in Kaunas, Lithuania, † 25 March, 2007 Höckendorf ), painter and graphic artist