Bernsdorf, Upper Lusatia
Bernsdorf | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bernsdorf within Bautzen district | |
Bernsdorf Bernsdorf | |
| Coordinates: 51°22′N 14°4′E / 51.367°N 14.067°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–26) | Harry Habel[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.65 km2 (23.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,242 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02994 |
| Dialling codes | 035723 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ, BIW, HY, KM |
| Website | www.bernsdorf.de |
Bernsdorf (German: [ˈbɛʁnsˌdɔʁf] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian Njedźichow pronounced [ˈnʲɛdʒixɔf]) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany. The town has 6,427 residents. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Kamenz and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Hoyerswerda. The town Bernsdorf consists of Bernsdorf proper and the Ortschaften (municipal divisions) Großgrabe, Straßgräbchen, Wiednitz and Zeißholz.[3]
History
Within Prussian Silesia (Province of Silesia 1815–1919 and 1938–41, Province of Lower Silesia 1919–38 and 1941–45), Bernsdorf was part of Landkreis Hoyerswerda. Within the East German Bezirk Cottbus, it was part of Kreis Hoyerswerda. Following German reunification in 1990, Bernsdorf became part of Saxony.
International relations
Bernsdorf is twinned with:
- Quinsac (France), since 2006
- Steinenbronn (Germany), since German reunification
Sons and daughters of the city
- Gerhard Möhwald (1920–2012), former mayor and honorary citizen
- Christian Rudolph (born 1949), athlete (hurdles)
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Bernsdorf, December 2014.