Bautzen
Sign in to saveBautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 Budissin in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river, is the eighth most populous town in Saxony, and is the seat of Saxony's largest district. Bautzen lies in the bilingual Sorbian settlement area (Serbski sydlenski rum) of Lusatia, and is Lusatia's third-largest town after Cottbus and Görlitz, as well as the second-largest town in Upper Lusatia.
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Bautzen is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, that serves as the administrative center for its district and is located in the bilingual Sorbian region of Lusatia. It is Saxony's eighth most populous town and the third-largest in Lusatia, making it an important cultural and administrative hub in the region.
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Key facts
- German place.name
- BautzenBudyšin
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_coa
- Coat of arm Bautzen.svg
- German place.state
- Sachsen
- German place.district
- Bautzen
- German place.image_plan
- Bautzen in BZ.svg
- German place.elevation
- 204
- German place.area
- 66.67
- German place.postal_code
- 02625
- German place.area_code
- 03591
- German place.licence
- BZ, BIW, HY, KM
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 14625020
- German place.divisions
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17 sectionsContents
- Names
- Geography
- Geographical situation
- Expansion of the urban area
- Bordering municipalities
- Subdivisions
- History
- Population development
- Politics
- Mayors
- Main sights
- Sorbian institutions
- Economy
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Bautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 Budissin in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river, is the eighth most populous town in Saxony, and is the seat of Saxony's largest district. Bautzen lies in the bilingual Sorbian settlement area (Serbski sydlenski rum) of Lusatia, and is Lusatia's third-largest town after Cottbus and Görlitz, as well as the second-largest town in Upper Lusatia.
The town lies in the hilly Upper Lusatian Gefilde (Hornjołužiske hona), a part of the northwesternmost foothills of the Sudetes, just north of the Lusatian Highlands. Bautzen is the first larger town on the Spree River (), and the Bautzen Reservoir (Budyska rěčna zawěra) lies in the north of the town. In 2021, Bautzen had a population of around 38,000.