Wilthen
Sign in to saveWilthen (; , ) 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.