Wilsdruff

Wilsdruff (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlsˌdʁʊf] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany, with 14,444 inhabitants (2020). It is situated 14 km west of Dresden centre. Kesselsdorf is one of its subdivisions.

Wilsdruff
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Wilsdruff within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
Wilsdruff Show map of Germany Wilsdruff Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 51°3′8″N 13°32′18″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Subdivisions	14
Government
• Mayor (2017–24)	Ralf Rother[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	81.69 km2 (31.54 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,551
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01723
Dialling codes	035204, 035209, 035203, 0351
Vehicle registration	PIR
Website	www.wilsdruff.de

Near Wilsdruff there is a facility for high power broadcasting, the Wilsdruff transmitter.

Wilsdruff is home to KNOX, a traditional incense manufacturer and magnussoft, a computer game developer.

In 2017 the town made headlines as 36% of the population voted the German right-wing party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) while in the same year only 10 asylum seekers sought refuge in Wilsdruff.^[3]