Pulsnitz

For the river of Brandenburg, Germany, see Pulsnitz (river).

Pulsnitz
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Pulsnitz within Bautzen district
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Coordinates: 51°10′54″N 14°0′47″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Municipal assoc.	Pulsnitz
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor	Peter Graff (FDP)
Area
• Total	26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	7,359
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01896
Dialling codes	035955
Vehicle registration	BZ
Website	www.pulsnitz.de

Pulsnitz (Upper Sorbian: Połčnica) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the small river Pulsnitz, 11 km southwest of Kamenz, and 24 km northeast of the centre of Dresden.

Pulsnitz became famous for its Pfefferkuchen, a type of Christmas cookie, when in 1558 the bakers of Pulsnitz received permission to bake them. Today there are still eight Pfefferküchlereien bakeries. In 1745 the Pfefferküchler Tobias Thomas was known to be practising his craft in Pulsnitz as well as in Thorn, Prussia now Toruń, Poland, where the famous Thorner Kathrinchen were made. Pulsnitz is informally known as Pfefferkuchenstadt meaning "Gingerbread Town".

The first Protestant missionary to arrive in India, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg was born in Pulsnitz on July 10, 1682.

Gallery

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  Town hall
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  Memorial for Ernst Rietschel
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  Pulsnitzer Spitzen
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  Pulsnitzer Pfefferkuchen
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  Post milestone from 1731

Sons and daughters of the city

Ernst Rietschel

• Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), first Protestant missionary and Indian linguist
• Ernst Rietschel, one of the most important sculptors of his time
• Julius Kühn, an important agricultural scientist, he founded the first agricultural institute to be taken seriously at a German university
• Curt Haase, politician (NSDAP)
• Klaus Staeck, graphic artist

External links

• Template:De icon Official website