Neukirch/Lausitz Explained

Neukirch/Lausitz
Wjazońca
Type:Town
Coordinates:51.1°N 33°W
Image Plan:Neukirch-Lausitz in BZ.svg
State:Saxony
District:Bautzen
Elevation:325
Area:21.32
Postal Code:01904
Area Code:035951
Licence:BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Gemeindeschlüssel:14625380
Website:www.neukirch-lausitz.de
Mayor:Jens Zeiler[1]
Leader Term:2022 - 29
Party:CDU

Neukirch/Lausitz (German) or Wjazońca (Upper Sorbian, pronounced as /hsb/) is a municipality in Upper Lusatia in the district of Bautzen, in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and is situated in several valleys of the mountain region Lausitzer Bergland, near the hill "Valtenberg" that reaches about 587 metres. It has about 5,066 inhabitants (December 2015) in an area of 21.32 km², a population density of 240 per km². The German name Lausitz means Lusatia.

Geography and history

At the Valtenberg there is the source of the river Wesenitz. Nearby communities are Doberschau-Gaußig, Wilthen, Steinigtwolmsdorf and Schmölln-Putzkau in the district of Bautzen and Hohwald in the district of Saxon Switzerland The distance to the biggest towns of the region is 15 km to Bautzen and 12 km to the city of Bischofswerda.

Neukirch was first mentioned in writing in 1222. The Battle of Bautzen in 1813 between the French and the Russian army took place nearby.

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