Pulsnitz

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For the river of Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany, see Pulsnitz (river).
Pulsnitz
New Palace in Pulsnitz
New Palace in Pulsnitz
Coat of arms of Pulsnitz
Coat of arms
Location of Pulsnitz within Bautzen district
Pulsnitz is located in Germany
Pulsnitz
Pulsnitz
Coordinates: 51°10′54″N 14°0′47″E / 51.18167°N 14.01306°E / 51.18167; 14.01306Coordinates: 51°10′54″N 14°0′47″E / 51.18167°N 14.01306°E / 51.18167; 14.01306
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Municipal assoc.Pulsnitz
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2016–23) Barbara Lüke[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,433
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01896
Dialling codes035955
Vehicle registrationBZ
Websitewww.pulsnitz.de

Pulsnitz (German: [ˈpʊls.nɪt͡s] (About this soundlisten); 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 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.[3]

Gallery[]

  • Market square Pulsnitz - with old town hall

  • Pepper Cake Museum Pulsnitz - House of the Guest - Market Square

  • Town hall

  • Memorial for Ernst Rietschel

  • Pulsnitzer Spitzen

  • Pulsnitzer Pfefferkuchen

  • 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
  • Linda Wenzel

References[]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2016, 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.
  3. ^ Bautz.de

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