Kesselsdorf is a village in

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

, part of the town of

Wilsdruff Wilsdruff () 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. Near Wilsdruff there is a facility for ...

. It is located close to the Saxon capital city of

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

. The village is known for the decisive

Battle of Kesseldorf The Battle of Kesselsdorf was fought on 15 December 1745, between the Kingdom of Prussia and the combined forces of the Archduchy of Austria and the Electorate of Saxony during the part of the War of the Austrian Succession known as the Second Sil ...

between Austrians and Prussians on December 15, 1745 in the

War of Austrian Succession War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

Notable Persons

Paul Daniel Longolius Paul Daniel Longolius (1 November 1704 – 24 February 1779) was the main editor of volumes 3 to 18 of Johann Heinrich Zedler's ''Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon'' (an early encyclopedia) from 1733 to 1739, replacing Jacob August Franckens ...

(1704-1779), writer * Johann Christian Klengel (1751-1824), painter

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Wilsdruff