Seifhennersdorf
Seifhennersdorf | |
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Location of Seifhennersdorf within Görlitz district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°ECoordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Görlitz |
Government | |
• Mayor (2016–23) | Karin Berndt[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 19.13 km2 (7.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,622 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 02782 |
Dialling codes | 03586 |
Vehicle registration | GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI |
Website | www.seifhennersdorf.de |
Seifhennersdorf (Upper Sorbian: Wodowe Hendrichecy) is a town in the district Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, and the Czech towns of Rumburk and Varnsdorf lie across the border to the north-east and south of town.
Seifhennersdorf is 8 km south of Ebersbach and 14 km west of Zittau.
History[]
During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in the town.[3]
Notable people[]
- Gottfried Grünewald (1673–1739), harpsichordist, opera singer and composer
- Rudolf Otto Neumann (1868-1952), hygienist and bacteriologist
- Bruno Paul (1874-1968), architect, illustrator, interior designer, and furniture designer.
- Anna Strohsahl (1885-1953), politician, first female city councillor of Cuxhaven
- Rica Reinisch (born 1965), Olympic swimmer
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2016, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
- ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps
Categories:
- Towns in Saxony
- Localities in Upper Lusatia
- Kingdom of Saxony
- Bezirk Dresden
- Czech Republic–Germany border crossings
- Görlitz (district) geography stubs