Elsterheide

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Elsterheide
Halštrowska Hola
Coat of arms of Elsterheide
Location of Elsterheide within Bautzen district
BernsdorfPolen
Location of Elsterheide
Elsterheide  is located in Germany
Elsterheide
Elsterheide
Elsterheide  is located in Saxony
Elsterheide
Elsterheide
Coordinates: 51°30′N 14°10′E / 51.500°N 14.167°E / 51.500; 14.167
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Subdivisions8
Government
  Mayor (202330) Antje Gasterstädt[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total
126.85 km2 (48.98 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
  Total
3,402
  Density26.82/km2 (69.46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02979
Dialling codes03571, 03564
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
Websitewww.elsterheide.de
Nardt
War graves in Nardt
Church in Bluno

Elsterheide, in Sorbian Halštrowska hola (pronounced [ˈhalʃtʁɔfska ˈhɔla]), is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany.

The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German.

History

The municipality of Elsterheide was formed in 1995 by merging the former municipalities of Neuwiese, Sabrodt, Nardt, Klein Partwitz, Seidewinkel, Tätzschwitz, Bluno and Geierswalde. Within Prussian Silesia (Province of Silesia 1815–1919 and 1938–41, Province of Lower Silesia 1919–38 and 1941–45), all of these municipalities were part of Landkreis Hoyerswerda. Within the East German Bezirk Cottbus, they were part of Kreis Hoyerswerda. With German unification in 1990, they became part of Saxony.

References

  1. Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister 2023 im Freistaat Sachsen, Freistaat Sachsen. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.