Weißenberg
Weißenberg
Wóspork | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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  Weißenberg | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′49″N 14°39′34″E / 51.19694°N 14.65944°ECoordinates: 51°11′49″N 14°39′34″E / 51.19694°N 14.65944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Subdivisions | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–22) | Jürgen Arlt[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.92 km2 (19.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,067 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02627 |
| Dialling codes | 035876 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ, BIW, HY, KM |
| Website | www.stadt-weissenberg.de |
Weißenberg (Upper Sorbian: Wóspork) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located 11 km north of Löbau, and 16 km east of Bautzen.
Notable people[]
- (1908–1984), educator and anthropologist Sorbian, Chairman of the Domowina
- (1924–2010), resistance fighter and lawyer, founder of Bautzen Committee e. V. and the Bautzen Memorial
- , city historian and former director of the outpatient clinic
In fiction[]
In James P. Hogan's science fiction novel The Proteus Operation, Weißenberg was the location of a time machine in Nazi Germany.
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, 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.
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