Bernsdorf (German: [ˈbɛʁnsˌdɔʁf] ) or Njedźichow (Upper Sorbian, 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]
Bernsdorf/Njedźichow | |
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Location of Bernsdorf/Njedźichow within Bautzen district  | |
  Bernsdorf/Njedźichow  Bernsdorf/Njedźichow | |
| 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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,280 |
| • Density | 110/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 |
History
editWithin 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
editBernsdorf is twinned with:
Quinsac (France), since 2006
Steinenbronn (Germany), since German reunification
Sons and daughters of the city
edit- Gerhard Möhwald (1920–2012), former mayor and honorary citizen
- Christian Rudolph (born 1949), athlete (hurdles)
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Bernsdorf, December 2014.
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