Kleinwelka

Kleinwelka (Sorbian: Mały Wjelkow) is a subdivision of the city of Bautzen, Germany.

It was first mentioned in 1345. Its chronicle dates back to the 14th century. Since the mid-18th century it has been the site of a settlement congregation of the Moravian Church, the Herrnhuter Bruedergemeine; for many years it was the seat of a boarding school for the children of missionaries from all over the world.

Kleinwelka is a station of the Osterreiten from Bautzen to Radibor.

Its sites of interests are the Irrgarten and the Sauriergarten.

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