Wilthen

Wilthen (; , ) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is near the border with the Czech Republic, south of Bautzen and east of Dresden.

Key facts

German location.name: Wilthen
German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Wilthen 2010 02.JPG
German location.image_coa: DEU Wilthen COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Wilthen in BZ.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Bautzen
German location.elevation: 288
German location.area: 17.04
German location.postal_code: 02679–02681
German location.area_code: 03592
German location.licence: BZ, BIW, HY, KM
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14625630
German location.divisions: 3
German location.mayor: Michael Herfort
German location.leader_term: 2022–29
German location.party: CDU

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Wilthen (; , ) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is near the border with the Czech Republic, south of Bautzen and east of Dresden.

==Geography== Nearby communities are Obergurig/Hornja Hórka, Großpostwitz/Budestecy, Kirschau, Schirgiswalde, and Steinigtwolmsdorf. Wilthen today consists of a central settlement and some smaller villages. The parts of the community are named Sora, Ingersdorf and Tautewalde. The place is well known in Germany because of its biggest employer, an alcohol-producing company.

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