Kottmar (municipality)

Kottmar
Church in Niedercunnersdorf
Location of Kottmar within Görlitz district
Kottmar
Kottmar
Coordinates: 51°1′N 14°39′E / 51.017°N 14.650°E / 51.017; 14.650
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27) Michael Görke[1]
Area
 • Total
47.34 km2 (18.28 sq mi)
Elevation
368 m (1,207 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
6,960
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02708, 02739
Dialling codes03585, 03586, 035875
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitewww.gemeinde-kottmar.de

Kottmar (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔtmaʁ]; Upper Sorbian: Kotmar, pronounced [ˈkɔtmaʁ]) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, in Saxony, Germany, created with effect from 1 January 2013 by the merger of the municipalities of Eibau, Niedercunnersdorf and Obercunnersdorf.[3] Its name derives from the Kottmar mountain (583 m).

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Media service of the State of Saxony, retrieved 2013-02-26