Burkau/Porchow | |
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 Aerial panorama of the village | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Burkau/Porchow within Bautzen district  | |
  Burkau/Porchow  Burkau/Porchow | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′N 14°11′E / 51.183°N 14.183°E / 51.183; 14.183 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–26) | Sebastian Hein (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.83 km (12.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,665 |
| • Density | 84/km (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01906 |
| Dialling codes | 035953 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ, BIW, HY, KM |
| Website | www.gemeinde-burkau.de |
Burkau (German)/Porchow (Sorbian, pronounced [ˈpɔʁxɔf]) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, in the district of Bautzen in Germany.
Geography※
Burkau is in the northern part of the Bautzen district in a wood rich region in Upper Lusatia. It is about 6 km away - in northern direction - from the city of Bischofswerda and about 16 km - in western direction - from the main city of the district - Bautzen/Budyšin. The inner German motorway A4 between Dresden and Görlitz is near the "community." And has two direct connections with it. The source of the Klosterwasser/Klóšterska woda is located in the territory of Burkau/Porchow. Nearby in the hills of the western Lusatia there is the source of the Schwarze Elster - one of the most important rivers of this region.
History※
In 1164 the village of Burkau has been mentioned for the first time in document - other sources say it happened some hundred years later in 1312 - that is why the real age of it is still not known.
The administrative community that exists today has been formed in 1994 when three formally independent communities decided——to unify - those were:
- Burkau/Porchow
- Uhyst am Taucher/Horni Wujězd
- Kleinhänchen/Mały Wosyk
Together with all their smaller communities:
- Auschkowitz/Wučkecy
- Großhänchen/Wulki Wosyk
- Jiedlitz/Jědlica
- Neuhof/Nowy Dwór
- Pannewitz/Panecy
- Taschendorf/Ledźborecy
Sights※
The sights of the community are an old manor in Pannewitz, the stone-mill and the "Jiedlitzer Buchholzmühle" in Bocka and "the church of Uhyst of the year 1801," now a road church in classic style.
References※
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
External links※
- Gemeinde Burkau
- Autobahnkirche Uhyst a. T. (motorway-church Uhyst a. T.)
