Steinigtwolmsdorf

Steinigtwolmsdorf
show Location of Steinigtwolmsdorf within Bautzen district
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Coordinates: 51°4′N 14°21′E / 51.067°N 14.350°E / 51.067; 14.350Coordinates: 51°4′N 14°21′E / 51.067°N 14.350°E / 51.067; 14.350
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2020–27)	Kathrin Gessel[1]
Area
• Total	18.03 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Elevation	394 m (1,293 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,801
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01904
Dialling codes	035951
Vehicle registration	BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website	www.steinigtwolmsdorf.com

Steinigtwolmsdorf is a municipality of about 3419 inhabitants. It is situated in eastern Germany in the district of Bautzen in Saxony near the border to the Czech Republic.

Geography and traffical situation[]

Steinigtwolmsdorf is in the southern part of the district of Bautzen. It is about 16 km apart from the city of Bischofswerda and about 19 km apart from the city of Bautzen. It is near the federal highway (Bundesstrasse) B98, that is between Bischofswerda, Oppach and Zittau. The next railway-station can be found in Neukirch/Lausitz at the railway-connection between Dresden and Liberec.

Parts of the community[]

The community consists out of three parts: Steinigtwolmsdorf, and Weifa. The central village of the community has been founded in 1250. The most important sight is the church from 1861 and some Umgebindehäuser. In one part of the community called "Ringenhain" there can be found the smallest Umgebindehaus of the whole upper Lusatia. The small village of Weifa, the highest of all villages in whole upper Lusatia and also unique as being a free village since hundreds of years.

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