Elsterheide Explained

Elsterheide
German Name:Halštrowska Hola
Image Coa:Wappen elsterheide.png
Coordinates:51.5°N 24°W
Image Plan:Elsterheide in BZ.svg
State:Sachsen
District:Bautzen
Elevation:128
Area:126.85
Postal Code:02979
Area Code:03571, 03564
Licence:BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Gemeindeschlüssel:14625120
Divisions:8
Website:www.elsterheide.de
Mayor:Antje Gasterstädt[1]
Leader Term:2023 - 30
Party:CDU

Elsterheide, in Sorbian Halštrowska hola (pronounced as /hsb/), is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany.

The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German.

History

The municipality of Elsterheide was formed in 1995 by merging the former municipalities of Neuwiese, Sabrodt, Nardt, Klein Partwitz, Seidewinkel, Tätzschwitz, Bluno and Geierswalde. Within Prussian Silesia (Province of Silesia 1815–1919 and 1938–41, Province of Lower Silesia 1919–38 and 1941–45), all of these municipalities were part of Landkreis Hoyerswerda. Within the East German Bezirk Cottbus, they were part of Kreis Hoyerswerda. With German unification in 1990, they became part of Saxony.

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_buergermeisterwahlen2023_gewaehlte-personen.xlsx Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister 2023 im Freistaat Sachsen