Wurgwitz is a district of the Saxon

Saxony

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 city Freital

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

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 district.

Local level

Wurgwitz consists of three other villages:

• Niederhermsdorf
• Hammer
• Kohlsdorf

History

Wurgwitz was at 31 March 1206 together with Dresden

Dresden

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, Freital-Potschappel and other villages and towns first mentioned. Since then, the names of Wurgwitz, Niederhermsdorf and Kohlsdorf repeatedly changed:

Wurgwitz:

• 1206–1302: Hermannu de Worganewiz
• 1303–1307: miles Henricus de Woganewytz
• 1308–1377: Heynrich von Wrganuwicz
• 1378–1314th century: Worganwicz / Worgenewicz
• 14th century–1444: Georganuwicz
• 1445–1460: Worgewicz
• 1461–1416th century: Wurgenwicz
• 16th century–1647: Worgwit
• 1648–1790: Wurgewitz
• since 1791: Wurgwitz

Kohlsdorf:

• 1450–1468: Colostorff
• 1469: Kolßdorff
• 1470–1484: Quolsdorff
• 1485–1513: Coelßdorff
• 1514–1586: Colßdorff
• 1587–around 1599: Kuelßdorf
• around 1600–1615: Kösldorf
• 1616–1790: zu Culßdorff
• since 1791: Kohlsdorf

Niederhermsdorf

• 1350–1380: Hermannsdorf
• 1381–1444: Nydern Hermannsdorf
• 1445–1460: Nidder Hermestorf
• 1461–1678: Hermstorff
• 1679–1763: Niederhernsdorff
• since 1764: 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

Year	Residents
1828	150
1834	192
1840	203
1849	213
1858	252
1867	323
1880	452
1890	550
1921	1026
1945	2800
2005	2600