Birkigt is a district in Freital, a town in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Formerly an independent municipality, it was absorbed by Freital in 1923.[1]

Birkigt (shown in yellow)

History

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The district was first mentioned in 1326. On August 24, 1944, the district was badly damaged during a U.S. air raid.

 
Freital-Birkigt train station
 
A memorial to the victims of the U.S. air raid

References

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  1. ^ Birkigt in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)

51°00′40″N 13°40′50″E / 51.01111°N 13.68056°E / 51.01111; 13.68056