Heidenau

{{short description|Town in Saxony, Germany}}

{{for|Heidenau in the district of Harburg|Heidenau, Lower Saxony}}

{{expand German|topic=geo|date=January 2022|Heidenau (Sachsen)}}

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|name = Heidenau

|image_skyline = Rathaus Heidenau.jpg

|image_caption = Town hall

|image_coa = DEU Heidenau (Sachsen) COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|50|59|N|13|52|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Heidenau in PIR.svg

|state = Sachsen

|district = Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

|elevation = 113

|area = 11.00

|postal_code = 01801–01809

|area_code = 03529

|licence = PIR

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 14628160

|website = [http://www.heidenau.de/ www.heidenau.de]

|mayor = Jürgen Opitz[https://wahlen.sachsen.de/buergermeisterwahl-2019-wahlergebnisse.php Wahlergebnisse 2019], Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.

|leader_term = 2019–26

|party = CDU

}}

Heidenau is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden (centre).

In 2015, it became known for riots by local far-right forces against the arrival of refugees.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34038557 |title = Clashes at Germany's Heidenau asylum centre alarm government |work = BBC News |date = 24 August 2015 }} In August 2015, authorities were forced to impose a temporary ban on assemblies in Heidenau due to continuous harassment of asylum-seekers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86I4ZMFD1a8|title = Brennpunkt Heidenau: Heftige Kritik|website = YouTube}}