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Wurgwitz is a district of the
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Wurgwitz is a district of the Saxon
The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
city Freital
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 Ba ...
in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (german: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge) is a district (''Districts of Germany, Kreis'') in Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Eastern Ore Mountains.
History
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district.
Geography
Local level
Wurgwitz consists of three other villages: * Niederhermsdorf * Hammer * KohlsdorfHistory
Wurgwitz was first mentioned at 31 March 1206 together withDresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
, Freital-Potschappel and other villages and towns. Since then, the names of Wurgwitz, Niederhermsdorf and Kohlsdorf repeatedly changed:
Wurgwitz:
* 1206: Hermannu de Worganewiz
* 1303: miles Henricus de Woganewytz
* 1308: Heynrich von Wrganuwicz
* 1378: Worganwicz / Worgenewicz
* 1445: Worgewicz
* 1461: Wurgenwicz
* 1648: Wurgewitz
* 1791: Wurgwitz
Kohlsdorf:
* 1450: Colostorff
* 1469: Kolßdorff
* 1470: Quolsdorff
* 1485: Coelßdorff
* 1514: Colßdorff
* 1587: Kuelßdorf
* 1616: zu Culßdorff
* 1791: Kohlsdorf
Niederhermsdorf
* 1350: Hermannsdorf
* 1381: Nydern Hermannsdorf
* 1445: Nidder Hermestorf
* 1461: Hermstorff
* 1679: Niederhernsdorff
* since Niederhermsdorf
On 7 July 1921 merged the three villages together and formed the village Wurgwitz now, 53 years still remained independent until Wurgwitz in 1974 from Freital incorporated.
Residents
External links
German website of Wurgwitz
References