Bertsdorf-Hörnitz

Bertsdorf-Hörnitz
Location of Bertsdorf-Hörnitz within Görlitz district
Location of Bertsdorf-Hörnitz
Bertsdorf-Hörnitz
Bertsdorf-Hörnitz
Coordinates: 50°53′20″N 14°44′30″E / 50.88889°N 14.74167°E / 50.88889; 14.74167
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Municipal assoc.Olbersdorf
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Günther Ohmann[1]
Area
 • Total
17.98 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation
309 m (1,014 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,006
 • Density111.6/km2 (289.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02763
Dialling codes03583
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitebertsdorf-hoernitz.de

Bertsdorf-Hörnitz (Upper Sorbian: Bertzdorf-Hörnicy) is a municipality in the Görlitz district, Saxony, Germany.

Althörnitz Castle was built between 1651 and 1654 for Christian von Hartig, mayor of Zittau. The von Sandersleben family owned it from 1881 until expropriation in 1945. It currently operates as a hotel.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  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.
  3. ^ Website Althörnitz Castle Hotel