Hochkirch

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Hochkirch
Hochkirch
Coordinates: 51°9′N 14°35′E / 51.150°N 14.583°E / 51.150; 14.583Coordinates: 51°9′N 14°35′E / 51.150°N 14.583°E / 51.150; 14.583
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Bautzen
Subdivisions 18
Government
 • Mayor Norbert Wolf (CDU)
Area
 • Total 41.73 km2 (16.11 sq mi)
Elevation 290 m (950 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,377
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 02627
Dialling codes 035939
Vehicle registration BZ
Website www.hochkirch.de

Hochkirch, in Sorbian Bukecy, is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony in Germany. It is located 9 km northwest of Löbau, and 10 km east of Bautzen. It is known for the 1758 Battle of Hochkirch, part of the Seven Years' War.

Gallery

  • Gravestone of Johann Wauer (1672–1728) (Sorbian Jan Wawer) in Hochkirch in east Saxony, Germany. In 2003 the stone was restored and moved as epitaph into the church of Hochkirch

Notable Residents

  • Kito Lorenc: Sorbian-German writer, lyric poet and translator.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen – Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 17 June 2013. 
Towns and municipalities in Bautzen (district)
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