Ostritz

Ostritz
Ostritz
Location of the town of Ostritz within Görlitz district
Coordinates	51°0′53″N 14°55′56″E / 51.01472°N 14.93222°E / 51.01472; 14.93222Coordinates: 51°0′53″N 14°55′56″E / 51.01472°N 14.93222°E / 51.01472; 14.93222
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Dresden
District	Görlitz
Mayor	Marion Prange
Basic statistics
Area	23.39 km2 (9.03 sq mi)
Elevation	207 m  (679 ft)
Population	2,552 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	109 /km2 (283 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	GR
Postal code	02899
Area code	035823
Website	www.ostritz.de

Ostritz is a town in the district Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with Poland, on the left bank of the Lusatian Neisse, 16 km south of Görlitz.

In recent years, the town has become known for its efforts in recycling and ecological renewable energy.^[2]

It is also located next to the thirteenth century Cistercian nunnery, St. Marienthal Abbey^[3], which is still functioning.

One curious fact about the town is that due to geography its train station lies in Poland in the village of Krzewina. It is part of the Görlitz-Zittau train line.

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  St. Marienthal Abbey

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  Former community center (Bürgerhaus) with statue

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  Town Hall in Ostritz

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. 
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