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Seifhennersdorf

Coordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°E / 50.933; 14.617
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Seifhennersdorf
Coat of arms of Seifhennersdorf
Location of Seifhennersdorf within Görlitz district
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Seifhennersdorf is located in Germany
Seifhennersdorf
Seifhennersdorf
Seifhennersdorf is located in Saxony
Seifhennersdorf
Seifhennersdorf
Coordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°E / 50.933; 14.617
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Government
 • MayorKarin Berndt (UBS)
Area
 • Total19.13 km2 (7.39 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,628
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02782
Dialling codes03586
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitewww.seifhennersdorf.de

Seifhennersdorf (Upper Sorbian: Wodowe Hendrichecy) is a town in the district Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, and the Czech towns of Rumburk and Varnsdorf lie across the border to the north-east and south of town.

Seifhennersdorf is 8 km south of Ebersbach and 14 km west of Zittau.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in the town.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  2. ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps