Hoyerswerda in Upper Lusatia
Tuesday, 15 July 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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Market Square with fountain, town hall and Johanneskirche © Frank Weiner
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Hoyerswerda is a town in the district of
Bautzen in the state of
Saxony . It is located in the Sorbian settlement area of the
Upper Lusatia , a region where some people speak the
Sorbian language in addition to German. Cities in proximity are
Cottbus 35 km in the north-west,
Dresden 55 km in the south-west and
Berlin 150 km in the north.
As the second-largest town in the Upper Lusatia it is known in the region for its many shopping centres, bars, markets, hotels and attractions. Hoyerswerda is divided into the Old Town and the New Town surrounded by village areas. The Old Town is the historical centre with a lot of old houses and many sight-seeing attractions, the New Town is more modern and varicoloured. Prior to the renovation of the town, prefabricated apartment blocks predominated in this area.
Market Square with fountain, town hall and Johanneskirche © Frank Weiner
Between 1993 and 1998, several smaller villages became part of the city, but the number of overall inhabitants declined rapidly, from about 70,000 people in the 1980s to about 35,000 people by the end of 2012. There have been attempts to renovate the city. Many of the apartment blocks built during the time of the GDR have been demolished or renovated.
The town has many lakes, marshes and waterways in its surrounding area, because of its situation in the
Lusatia . This brings many tourists to spend their holidays there. The place is also very attractive for bicyclers and inline skaters who use recently created paths meandering among the lakes.
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City of Hoyerswerda ,
Lusatian Lakeland and
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