Bernsdorf, Upper Lusatia

Bernsdorf (German: [ˈbɛʁnsˌdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) or Njedźichow (Upper Sorbian, pronounced [ˈnʲɛdʒixɔf]) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany. The town has 6,427 residents. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Kamenz and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Hoyerswerda. The town Bernsdorf consists of Bernsdorf proper and the Ortschaften (municipal divisions) Großgrabe, Straßgräbchen, Wiednitz and Zeißholz.^[3]

Bernsdorf/Njedźichow
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Bernsdorf/Njedźichow within Bautzen district
Bernsdorf/Njedźichow Show map of Germany Bernsdorf/Njedźichow Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 51°22′N 14°4′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2019–26)	Harry Habel[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	59.65 km2 (23.03 sq mi)
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,280
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02994
Dialling codes	035723
Vehicle registration	BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website	www.bernsdorf.de

History

Within Prussian Silesia (Province of Silesia 1815–1919 and 1938–41, Province of Lower Silesia 1919–38 and 1941–45), Bernsdorf was part of Landkreis Hoyerswerda. Within the East German Bezirk Cottbus, it was part of Kreis Hoyerswerda. Following German reunification in 1990, Bernsdorf became part of Saxony.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Bernsdorf is twinned with:

• Quinsac (France), since 2006
• Steinenbronn (Germany), since German reunification

Sons and daughters of the city

• Gerhard Möhwald (1920–2012), former mayor and honorary citizen
• Christian Rudolph (born 1949), athlete (hurdles)

References

1. Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
3. Hauptsatzung der Stadt Bernsdorf, December 2014.