Elsterheide

Elsterheide, in Sorbian Halštrowska hola, is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany.

Elsterheide
Coat of arms
Location of Elsterheide within Bautzen district
Elsterheide
Elsterheide
Coordinates: 51°30′N 14°10′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Subdivisions8
Government
  MayorDietmar Koark (CDU)
Area
  Total126.85 km2 (48.98 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total3,461
  Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
02979
Dialling codes03571 oder 03564
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
Websitewww.elsterheide.de
Nardt
War graves in Nardt
Church in Bluno

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.

gollark: foraging < buying food from supermarkets
gollark: You can live with food irregularly and/or with little choice as long as you at least get *some* amount, although it may not be very good for you.
gollark: What we get in nice Western countries is lots of choices for food basically whenever we want it.
gollark: I keep my immune system healthy by sitting on top of my servers and running prime95.
gollark: You can live without *reliable* food as long as you mostly get some.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2019.
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