Hoyerswerda

Also known as Wojerecy

Hoyerswerda () or Wojerecy () is a major district town in the district of Bautzen in the German state of Saxony. It is located in the Sorbian settlement area of Upper Lusatia, in which the Upper Sorbian language is spoken in addition to German.

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Hoyerswerda is a significant town in the Bautzen district of Saxony, Germany, situated in Upper Lusatia where both German and Upper Sorbian languages are spoken. The town's location in this historically Sorbian region gives it cultural importance as part of an area where a minority language and heritage continue to be maintained alongside German.

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Key facts

German location.image_photo: Marktplatz-Hoyerswerda.JPG
German location.image_caption: View of the Old Town's Market Square
German location.type: Stadt
German location.name: HoyerswerdaWojerecy
German location.image_coa: Wappen Hoyerswerda.PNG
German location.image_plan: Hoyerswerda in BZ.svg
German location.state: Saxony
German location.district: Bautzen
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14625240
German location.area: 95.44
German location.elevation: 117
German location.postal_code: 02977
German location.area_code: 03571, 035722
German location.licence: BZ, BIW, HY, KM
German location.mayor: Torsten Ruban-Zeh
German location.leader_term: 2020–27
German location.party: SPD
German location.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

Geography
Districts
Old Town
New Town
History
Early history
Recent history
Sights
Seats in the Local council (Stadtrat)
Economic situation
Notable people
Lived in Hoyerswerda
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links

Hoyerswerda is divided into the Old Town and the New Town, surrounded by village areas. The Old Town is the historical centre with many old houses and 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.

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