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Location of Tharandt within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district  | |
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| Coordinates:50°59′0″N13°34′51″E / 50.98333°N 13.58083°E /50.98333; 13.58083 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
| Municipal assoc. | Tharandt |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–27) | Silvio Ziesemer[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.22 km2 (27.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,467 |
| • Density | 76.76/km2 (198.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01737 |
| Dialling codes | 035203 |
| Vehicle registration | PIR |
| Website | www.tharandt.de |
Tharandt (German:[ˈtaʁant]ⓘ) is a municipality inSaxony,Germany, situated on theWeißeritz, 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest ofDresden.
It has aProtestant Church and the oldest academy offorestry in Germany, founded as theRoyal Saxon Academy of Forestry byHeinrich Cotta in 1811,[3] together with its arboretum, theForstbotanischer Garten Tharandt. In 2002, a severe flood destroyed many of the academy buildings and the library, including some of its more-than-500-year old books. The academy was rebuilt and today has about 650 students and is famous for its long traditions of educating students from all over the world in (tropical) forestry, resource management and sustainable land use.
In the early 20th century, Tharandt was a favorite summerresort of the people of Dresden, one of its principal charms being the magnificentbeech woods which surround it.[3]
TheDresden–Werdau railway passes through the town. TheTharandt station sees regular service on the S3 Line of theDresden S-Bahn to both Dresden andFreiberg (Sachs) station as well as regional express services to various local and long distance destinations.
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