Seifhennersdorf

Seifhennersdorf

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Seifhennersdorf
Location of Seifhennersdorf within Görlitz district
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Coordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°E / 50.933; 14.617Coordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°E / 50.933; 14.617
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Görlitz
Government
 • Mayor Karin Berndt (UBS)
Area
 • Total 19.13 km2 (7.39 sq mi)
Elevation 360 m (1,180 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,707
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 02782
Dialling codes 03586
Vehicle registration GR
Website www.seifhennersdorf.de

Seifhennersdorf (Upper Sorbian: Wodowe Hendrichecy) is a town in the district Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, and the Czech towns of Rumburk and Varnsdorf lie across the border to the north-east and south of town.

Seifhennersdorf is 8 km south of Ebersbach and 14 km west of Zittau.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in the town.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
  2. ↑ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps


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