Wurgwitz is a district of the Saxon city Freital in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district.
Wurgwitz consists of three other villages:
Wurgwitz was first mentioned at 31 March 1206 together with Dresden, Freital-Potschappel and other villages and towns. Since then, the names of Wurgwitz, Niederhermsdorf and Kohlsdorf repeatedly changed:
Wurgwitz:
Kohlsdorf:
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.
| Year | Residents[1] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1828 | 150 | |
| 1834 | 192 | |
| 1840 | 203 | |
| 1849 | 213 | |
| 1858 | 252 | |
| 1867 | 323 | |
| 1880 | 452 | |
| 1890 | 550 | |
| 1921 | 1026 | |
| 1945 | 2800 | |
| 2005 | 2600 |