Hainewalde | |
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 The old castle gate lodge | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hainewalde within Görlitz district  | |
 Location of Hainewalde | |
  Hainewalde  Hainewalde | |
| Coordinates:50°54′20″N14°42′00″E / 50.90556°N 14.70000°E /50.90556; 14.70000 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Görlitz |
| Municipal assoc. | Großschönau-Waltersdorf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–29) | Andreas Mory[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.96 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,512 |
| • Density | 116.7/km2 (302.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02779 |
| Dialling codes | 035841 |
| Vehicle registration | GR |
| Website | www.hainewalde.de |
Hainewalde (Upper Sorbian:Hajnowo) is a village inGermany on the riverMandau, in theBundesland (federal state) ofSaxony and the districtGörlitz, historically belonging toUpper Lusatia. The village is part of the administrative partnership Großschönau-Waltersdorf.
The community Hainewalde is approximatively 10 km apart fromZittau in the foreland of theLusatian Mountains. The federal highway 96 passes Hainewalde in the north, theCzech border is approximatively 15 km west of it. The railroadZittau-Varnsdorf has a station in Hainewalde.
Hainewalde was first documented in 1272. It is believed that the name is derived from the founder, a man named "Hener", "Heno", "Hening" or "Heinrich".Settlers of the German feudal eastward-expansion established Hainewalde as a so-called "Waldhufendorf" by stubbing the forest along the riverMandau.
In 1392 the Old Castle, formerly the gate lodge, was built as a manor.
Saxony took control ofUpper Lusatia, and therefore Hainewalde, after the treaty of Prague (1636) which resulted in the restriction of the personal and religious freedoms of the residents. Around 1650, the local population saw a noticeable increase from Bohemian exiles and refugees.
From 1749 to 1753, a new castle was built by the Prussian chamberlain von Canitz.
Hainewalde was the residence of the old Saxon noble familyKanitz-Kyaw until 1927 when the castle, its ground, and forest were sold on 12 March 1927 due to excessive debts of the family.
Since 1928, the castle was under the authority of the neighbouring community ofGroßschönau. On 26 March 1933, it was occupied by theNazi-German stormtroopers from Dresden, which set up a provisionalconcentration camp for political prisoners. The first prisoners arrived on 28 March 1933. On 10 August 1933, theKZ Hainewalde was closed and served as "Wehrertüchtigungslager" until the end ofWorld War II. Until 1972, it was primarily used as residential house and remained empty since that. A private association founded in 2000 is now working on its preservation.
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