Boxberg, Saxony Explained

Boxberg
German Name:Hamor
Image Coa:Wappen boxberg ol.png
Coordinates:51.4039°N 14.58°W
Image Plan:Boxberg O.L. in GR.svg
State:Sachsen
District:Görlitz
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft:Boxberg/O.L.
Elevation:129
Area:217.02
Postal Code:02943
Area Code:035774
Licence:GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Gemeindeschlüssel:14626060
Divisions:18
Website:www.boxberg-ol.de
Mayor:Hendryk Balko[1]
Leader Term:2022 - 29

Boxberg (also: Boxberg/O.L. or Boxberg/Oberlausitz, Upper Sorbian: '''Hamor''', pronounced as /hsb/) is a municipality in the Görlitz district in Saxony, Germany. The place is known for its large Boxberg Power Station, that uses lignite as fuel.

The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.

In October 2007 it absorbed the former municipality Uhyst,[2] and in February 2009 Klitten.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_wahlen_buergermeister_uebersicht_aktuell.xlsx Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022
  2. https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2007.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2007
  3. https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2009-januar-dezmber.html Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009