Pulsnitz

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Pulsnitz
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Pulsnitz (Germany)
Pulsnitz
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Kamenz
Municipal assoc. Pulsnitz
Town subdivisions 3
Mayor Erhard Rückwardt (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 16.69 km² (6.4 sq mi)
Elevation 290 m  (951 ft)
Population 6,572  (31/10/2005)
 - Density 394 /km² (1,020 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KM
Postal code 01896
Area code 035955
Website www.pulsnitz.de

Coordinates: 51°10′54″N 14°0′47″E / 51.18167, 14.01306

Pulsnitz (Sorbian: Połčnica) is a town in the district of Kamenz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 11 km southwest of Kamenz, and 24 km northeast of the centre of Dresden.

Pulsnitz became famous for its Pfefferkuchen, a type of Lebkuchen, when in 1558 the bakers of Pulsnitz received permission to bake them. Today there are still eight Pfefferküchlereien bakeries. In 1745 the Pfefferküchler Tobias Thomas was known to be practising his craft in Pulsnitz as well as in Thorn in Prussia, where the famous Thorner Kathrinchen were made. Pulsnitz is informally known as Pfefferkuchenstadt meaning "Gingerbread Town".

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