Markersdorf

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Markersdorf
Coat of arms of Markersdorf
Location of Markersdorf within Görlitz district
Markersdorf is located in Germany
Markersdorf
Markersdorf
Coordinates: 51°8′N 14°53′E / 51.133°N 14.883°E / 51.133; 14.883Coordinates: 51°8′N 14°53′E / 51.133°N 14.883°E / 51.133; 14.883
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2015–22) Thomas Knack[1]
Area
 • Total62.39 km2 (24.09 sq mi)
Elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,891
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02829
Dialling codes035829
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitewww.markersdorf.de

Markersdorf (Upper Sorbian: Markoćicy) is a municipality in the district Görlitz, Saxony, Germany.

Markersdorf is also the former German name of Markocice, a small township in Poland which lies about 25 kilometres directly to the south, near Bogatynia (ex-Reichenau in Saxony).

Geography[]

Markersdorf lies at the foot of the Landeskrone, bordering the town of Görlitz to the east. flows through the municipality.

References[]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 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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