Bernsdorf, Upper Lusatia

Bernsdorf
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Bernsdorf within Bautzen district
Bernsdorf Bernsdorf
Coordinates: 51°22′N 14°4′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Municipal assoc.	Bernartice (Trutnov District)
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor	Harry Habel (CDU)
Area
• Total	59.65 km2 (23.03 sq mi)
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• 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
Website	www.bernsdorf.de

Bernsdorf (Sorbian languages: Njedźichow) is a town with 6,427 inhabitants in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Kamenz and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Hoyerswerda.

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. With German reunification in 1990, Bernsdorf became part of Saxony.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

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)