Bautzen (district)

For other uses, see [[:rural district in Saxony]], the town and seat of the district government, and Bautzen.
Bautzen - Wokrjes Budyšin
District
Coat of arms of Bautzen - Wokrjes Budyšin
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
Adm. regionDresden
CapitalBautzen
Area
 • Total2,390.65 km2 (923.04 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total297,711
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBZ
Websitehttp://www.landkreis-bautzen.de

Bautzen (Upper Sorbian: Wokrjes Budyšin) is a district in the Free State of Saxony in Germany.

The district was created in 1994 by joining the former districts of Bautzen and Bischofswerda. The independent city of Hoyerswerda and the former district Kamenz became part of the district in 2008

Coat of arms

Coat of arms The district's arms are the same as the coat of arms of the margravate of Upper Lusatia. The coat of arms was granted about 1350, when six towns of Upper Lusatia founded a confederacy. This loose alliance was made a margravate by the kings of Bohemia in 1378.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bautzen (Budyšin)
  2. Bernsdorf
  3. Bischofswerda
  4. Elstra
  5. Großröhrsdorf
  6. Hoyerswerda (Wojerecy)
  7. Kamenz (Kamjenc)
  8. Königsbrück
  9. Lauta (Łuty)
  10. Pulsnitz
  11. Radeberg
  12. Schirgiswalde
  13. Weißenberg (Wospork)
  14. Wilthen
  15. Wittichenau (Kulow)
  1. Arnsdorf
  2. Bretnig-Hauswalde
  3. Burkau (Porchow)
  4. Crostau
  5. Crostwitz (Chrósćicy)
  6. Cunewalde
  7. Demitz-Thumitz
  8. Doberschau-Gaußig (Dobruša-Huska)
  9. Elsterheide (Halštrowska hola)
  10. Frankenthal
  11. Göda (Hodźij)
  12. Großdubrau (Wulka Dubrawa)
  13. Großharthau
  14. Großnaundorf
  15. Großpostwitz (Budestecy)
  16. Guttau (Hućina)
  2. Haselbachtal
  3. Hochkirch (Bukecy)
  4. Laußnitz
  5. Lichtenberg
  6. Kirschau
  7. Königswartha (Rakecy)
  8. Kubschütz (Kubšicy)
  9. Lohsa (Łaz)
  10. Malschwitz (Malešecy)
  11. Nebelschütz (Njebjelćicy)
  12. Neschwitz (Njeswaćidło)
  13. Neukirch, Bautzen
  14. Neukirch, Kamenz
  15. Obergurig (Hornja Hórka)
  16. Ohorn
  17. Oßling
  2. Ottendorf-Okrilla
  3. Panschwitz-Kuckau (Pančicy-Kukow)
  4. Puschwitz (Bóšicy)
  5. Räckelwitz (Worklecy)
  6. Radibor (Radwor)
  7. Ralbitz-Rosenthal (Ralbicy-Róžant)
  8. Rammenau
  9. Schmölln-Putzkau
  10. Schönteichen
  11. Schwepnitz
  12. Sohland an der Spree
  13. Spreetal (Sprjewiny doł)
  14. Steina
  15. Steinigtwolmsdorf
  16. Wachau
  17. Wiednitz

Other websites

  1. ↑ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.