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{{Short description|Municipality in Saxony, Germany}}
{{dablink|For the municipality in Alsace, France, see [[Le Hohwald]].}}
'''Hohwald''' was a municipality in the [[Sächsische Schweiz]] district, in [[Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It consisted of Berthelsdorf, Langburkersdorf, Niederottendorf, Oberottendorf, Rückersdorf and Rugiswalde.

==History==
The municipality was created on 1 January 1994 through the merger of three former municipalities Berthelsdorf, Langburkersdorf and Rückersdorf.<ref name=hov>{{HOV|Hohwald}}</ref> The name was taken from the forest area ''Hohwald'' which is located north-east of the municipal territory. On 1 August 2007 it became part of [[Neustadt in Sachsen]],<ref name=hov/> after the residents decided on the 13 May 2007 to join the larger town.<ref>[http://www.hohwald.de/ Website of former municipality]</ref>

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[[Category:Former municipalities in Saxony]]
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