Weißenberg
Weißenberg (Upper Sorbian: Wóspork) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The Upper Lusatian town has approximately 3200 inhabitants.
Weißenberg
Wóspork | |
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Location of Weißenberg within Bautzen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°11′49″N 14°39′34″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Subdivisions | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–22) | Jürgen Arlt[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.92 km2 (19.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,067 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02627 |
| Dialling codes | 035876 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ, BIW, HY, KM |
| Website | www.stadt-weissenberg.de |
Geography
Weißenberg is located 16km north of Bautzen in Lusatia. The town borders Malschwitz and Hohendubrau in the north, Vierkirchen and Löbau in the south, and Hochkirch and Kubschütz in the west. It also borders the district of Görlitz.
History
Weißenberg was founded in 1228 at the Via Regia by Ottokar I of Bohemia.
Education
There are two schools in Weißenberg; a 'Grundschule' and a 'Mittelschule'.
Notable people
- Pawoł Nedo (1908–1984), educator and anthropologist Sorbian, Chairman of the Domowina
- Benno von Heynitz (1924–2010), resistance fighter and lawyer, founder of Bautzen Committee e. V. and the Bautzen Memorial
- Wolfgang Beyer, city historian and former director of the outpatient clinic
In fiction
In James P. Hogan's science fiction novel The Proteus Operation, Weißenberg was the location of a time machine in Nazi Germany.
References
- Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
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