Somsdorf
Encyclopedia
Somsdorf is a municipal subdivision of Freital
in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
district. It lies in the west of Freital, between the Rote Weißeritz
and the Wilde Weißeritz
.
Freital
Freital is the biggest town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the small river Weißeritz, 8 km southwest of Dresden.- Geography :...
in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Erzgebirge.- History :...
district. It lies in the west of Freital, between the Rote Weißeritz
Rote Weißeritz
The Red Weißeritz is a river in Saxony that drains the eastern Ore Mountains. It is a right tributary of the Weißeritz and is 36.5 km long...
and the Wilde Weißeritz
Wilde Weißeritz
The Wilde Weißeritz is a river in the Czech Republic and in Saxony which drains the eastern Ore Mountains. It is the longest tributary of the Weißeritz.The valley of the Wilde Weißeritz is almost free of settlements...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1350. Since 1 January 1974, Somsdorf is a municipal subdivision of Freital.Residents
| 1834: 653 | 1871: 1.184 | 1890: 1.670 |
| 1910: 1.160 | 1925: 1.212 | 1939: 1.192 |
| 1946: 1.344 | 1950: 1.309 | 1964: 1.057 |
External links
- Website of Somsdorf (German)
- Somsdorf in Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen (German)