Ottendorf-Okrilla

Ottendorf-Okrilla
Ottendorf-Okrilla
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Bautzen
Local subdivisions 3
Mayor Michael Langwald (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 25.88 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
Elevation 180 m  (591 ft)
Population 9,866 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 381 /km2 (987 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BZ
Postal code 01458
Area code 035205
Website www.ottendorf-okrilla.de

Ottendorf-Okrilla is a municipality in the Bautzen district, Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located 20 km northeast of Dresden.

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms includes a heart with three arrows with two flowers on each side and a stem of a flower on a bottom. The color of the shield ranges from French to golf green.

Area

The area is 25.88 km². The length from north to south is 6 km and the east to west length is 7 km. The municipality has 26.20 km² of which 1.58 km² are commercially used.

Transportation

Ottendorf-Okrilla has its own access to the motorway A4 and is situated on the railroad track between Dresden and Königsbrück.

Boundaries

Districts ('Ortsteile')

History

Ottendorf-Okrilla was first mentioned in 1378.

Population

(December 31)

  • 1998 - 10,253
  • 1999 - 10,363
  • 2000 - 10,343
  • 2001 - 10,255
  • 2002 - 10,273
  • 2003 - 10,184

Economics and Infrastructure

Ottendorf-Okrilla has about 6,500 jobs of which 700 are in the industrial sector.

It is also the location of the letter processing center for the Dresden area of the Deutsche Post.

References

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