Neukirch/Lausitz

Neukirch/Lausitz
Neukirch/Lausitz
Location of the town of Neukirch/Lausitz within Bautzen district
Coordinates	51°6′0″N 14°19′0″E / 51.1°N 14.316667°E / 51.1; 14.316667Coordinates: 51°6′0″N 14°19′0″E / 51.1°N 14.316667°E / 51.1; 14.316667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Dresden
District	Bautzen
Mayor	Gottfried Krause
Basic statistics
Area	21.32 km2 (8.23 sq mi)
Elevation	325 m  (1066 ft)
Population	5,236 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	246 /km2 (636 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BZ
Postal code	01904
Area code	035951
Website	www.neukirch-lausitz.de

Neukirch/Lausitz (Sorbian: Wjazońca) is a town in upper Lusatia (Lausitz) in the district of Bautzen in 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 5,482 inhabitants (October 2005) in an area of 21.32 km², a population density of 257 per km².

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.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf.