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Schönteichen (; ) is a former municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. Schönteichen was created in 1994 by the merger of nine formerly independent municipalities. It was merged into the town Kamenz in January 2019. Schönteichen is a small community between the Upper Lusatian heath and the pond area of the Westlausitzer hills and mountains. With its nine districts - Biehla, Brauna, Cunnersdorf, Hausdorf, Liebenau, Petershain, Rohrbach, Schönbach and Schwosdorf - it covers an area of almost 45 km², surrounded by larger forest areas and nestled in a charming pond landscap

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German location.type
Municipality
German location.image_coa
Wappen schoenteichen.png
German location.state
Sachsen
German location.district
Bautzen
German location.elevation
222
German location.area
45.05
German location.population
2095
German location.Stand
2017-12-31
German location.postal_code
01920
German location.area_code
03578
German location.licence
BZ, BIW, HY, KM
German location.divisions
9
German location.website
www.schoenteichen.de
German location.dissolved
2019
German location._noautocat
yes

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Schönteichen
Population
2095
Area
45.05
Elevation
222
Official website
www.schoenteichen.de
Image
Fotothek df rp-b 0990056 Schönteichen-Biehla. Ehem. Rittergut mit Brennerei (ehem. Wassermühle), Ansicht.jpg
Dialing code
03578
Licence plate code
BZ
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postal code
01920
Commons category
Schönteichen
inception
1994-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2018-12-31
native label
Schönteichen
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Schönteichen (; ) is a former municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. Schönteichen was created in 1994 by the merger of nine formerly independent municipalities. It was merged into the town Kamenz in January 2019. Schönteichen is a small community between the Upper Lusatian heath and the pond area of the Westlausitzer hills and mountains. With its nine districts - Biehla, Brauna, Cunnersdorf, Hausdorf, Liebenau, Petershain, Rohrbach, Schönbach and Schwosdorf - it covers an area of almost 45 km², surrounded by larger forest areas and nestled in a charming pond landscape. The municipality has its name from the countless ponds in the towns, which decisively shape the landscape.

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