Freital

Freital
Freital
Town
	Panorama
	Coat of arms
	Location of Freital within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
	Freital Freital
	Coordinates: 51°1′0″N 13°39′0″E / 51.01667°N 13.65000°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Subdivisions	15
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Mättig (CDU)
Area
• Total	40.53 km2 (15.65 sq mi)
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	39,558
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01705
Dialling codes	0351
Vehicle registration	PIR, DW, FTL, SEB
Website	www.freital.de

Freital is the biggest town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is on the small river Weißeritz, 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) southwest of Dresden.