Zentendorf

Zentendorf (Upper Sorbian: Šćeńc, pronounced [ˈʃtʃɛnʲts]) is a village (Ortsteil) of Neißeaue, in the district Görlitz, Saxony, Germany. Prior to its incorporation into Neißeaue on 1 January 1999, Zentendorf was part of the municipality of Deschka and until 1 July 1950, it was an independent municipality. Zentendorf is the easternmost place in Saxony and Germany.

Zentendorf
Ortsteil of Neißeaue
Location of Zentendorf
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Coordinates: 51°16′44″N 15°1′46″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Görlitz
Municipality	Neißeaue
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	145
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

History

The small village of Zentendorf was first mentioned in 1390 under the name of Cenetindorf. A wide variety of place names have been mentioned for the place in the further course of time. In 1427, it was called Czenthendorf and in 1533 Zenttendorff; in 1560 the place name Centendorf was recorded. In 1791, Zentendorf was first mentioned under its current name.^[2] The place name is derived from the Sorbian term for "young dog".^[3]