Bernsdorf, Upper Lusatia Explained

Type:Stadt
Bernsdorf/Njedźichow
Image Coa:Wappen bernsdorf ol.png
Coordinates:51.3667°N 18°W
Image Plan:Bernsdorf in BZ.svg
State:Sachsen
District:Bautzen
Elevation:152
Area:59.65
Postal Code:02994
Area Code:035723
Licence:BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Gemeindeschlüssel:14625030
Divisions:4
Website:www.bernsdorf.de
Mayor:Harry Habel[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 26
Party:CDU

Bernsdorf (pronounced as /de/) or Njedźichow (Upper Sorbian, pronounced as /hsb/) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany. The town has 6,427 residents. It is 12km (07miles) north of Kamenz and 15km (09miles) southwest of Hoyerswerda. The town Bernsdorf consists of Bernsdorf proper and the Ortschaften (municipal divisions) Großgrabe, Straßgräbchen, Wiednitz and Zeißholz.[2]

History

Within Prussian Silesia (Province of Silesia 1815–1919 and 1938–41, Province of Lower Silesia 1919–38 and 1941–45), Bernsdorf was part of Landkreis Hoyerswerda. Within the East German Bezirk Cottbus, it was part of Kreis Hoyerswerda. Following German reunification in 1990, Bernsdorf became part of Saxony.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany.

Bernsdorf is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of the city

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.sachsen.de/buergermeisterwahl-2019-wahlergebnisse.php Wahlergebnisse 2019
  2. https://www.bernsdorf.de/satzungen-verordnungen.html?file=files/pdf/Satzungen/Allgemeingueltige%20Satzungen/Hauptsatzung%20der%20Stadt%20Bernsdorf.pdf&cid=355 Hauptsatzung der Stadt Bernsdorf