Hoyerswerda
major district town in the district of Bautzen in the German state of Saxony
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Summary
Hoyerswerda is a Greater district town[1]. Hoyerswerda draws 2,611 Wikipedia views per month (greater district town category, ranking #24 of 73).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Mayors for Peace[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bautzen District[4]
- Country: Germany[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Black Elster[6]
- Head of government: Torsten Ruban-Zeh[7]
- Instance of: urban municipality in Germany[8], municipality seat[9]
- Shares border with: Lohsa[10], Wittichenau[11], Bernsdorf[12], Lauta[13], Elsterheide[14], Spreetal[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Dillingen[16], Huittinen[17], Środa Wielkopolska County[18], Sutera[19], Frederiksværk Municipality[20], Odda Municipality[21], Stenungsund Municipality[22], Keila[23]
- Postal code: 02977[24]
- Part of: Sorbian settlement area[25]
- Commons category: Hoyerswerda[26]
- Local dialing code: 03571[27]
- Coordinate location: 51.433055555556, 14.25[28], 51.43781, 14.24919[29]
- Official website: https://www.hoyerswerda.de/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hoyerswerda[31]
- Commons gallery: Hoyerswerda[32]
- Population: 31,394[33], 33,116[34], 32,658[35], 31,326[36], 31,356[37], 31,404[38], 30,759[39], 30,458[40]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[41], Topographia Superioris Saxoniae[42]
- Nickname: Hoywoy[43]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Hoyerswerda[44]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hoyerswerda[45]
- Demonym: Wojerowčan[46], Wojerowčanka[47], Wórjejcanaŕ[48], Wórjejcanarka[49], Wojerowčenjo[50]
- Native label: Wojerecy[51], Hoyerswerda[52]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Hoyerswerda[53]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Hoyerswerda[54]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 95.06[55] and 95.44[56]. Elevations include 117[57] and 118[58].
Why It Matters
Hoyerswerda has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Hoyerswerda is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]