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Bernsdorf, Upper Lusatia

Coordinates: 51°22′N 14°4′E / 51.367°N 14.067°E / 51.367; 14.067
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Bernsdorf/Njedźichow
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Bernsdorf/Njedźichow is located in Germany
Bernsdorf/Njedźichow
Bernsdorf/Njedźichow
Bernsdorf/Njedźichow is located in Saxony
Bernsdorf/Njedźichow
Bernsdorf/Njedźichow
Coordinates: 51°22′N 14°4′E / 51.367°N 14.067°E / 51.367; 14.067
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Subdivisions4
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
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02994
Dialling codes035723
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
Websitewww.bernsdorf.de

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]

History

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

International relations

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

Bernsdorf is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of the city

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  • Gerhard Möhwald (1920–2012), former mayor and honorary citizen
  • Christian Rudolph (born 1949), athlete (hurdles)

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Bernsdorf, December 2014.


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