Bernsdorf, Upper Lusatia

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Bernsdorf
Dresdener Straße 2 Bernsdorf.JPG
Coat of arms of Bernsdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Bernsdorf within Bautzen district
Bernsdorf is located in Germany
Bernsdorf
Bernsdorf
Coordinates: 51°22′N 14°4′E / 51.367°N 14.067°E / 51.367; 14.067Coordinates: 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
 • Total59.65 km2 (23.03 sq mi)
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,344
 • Density110/km2 (280/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 pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁnsˌdɔʁf] (About this soundlisten), 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. Following 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:

Sons and daughters of the city[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.


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