Weißkeißel (Upper Sorbian: Wuskidź, pronounced [ˈwuskʲitʃ]) is a municipality in the district Görlitz, Saxony, Germany.
Weißkeißel
Wuskidź | |
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Location of Weißkeißel within Görlitz district  | |
  Weißkeißel  Weißkeißel | |
| Coordinates: 51°29′N 14°43′E / 51.483°N 14.717°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Görlitz |
| Municipal assoc. | Weißwasser |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Andreas Lysk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.42 km2 (19.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,223 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02957 |
| Dialling codes | 03576 |
| Vehicle registration | GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI |
| Website | www.weisskeissel.de |
The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.
References
edit- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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