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Hoyerswerda

Western Europe

Hoyerswerda, also known by its Upper Sorbian name Wojerecy, is a major district town in the district of Bautzen in the German state of Saxony, within the Sorbian settlement area of Upper Lusatia where Upper Sorbian is spoken alongside German. It is divided into an Old Town, a historic center with many older buildings, and a more modern New Town, and its surrounding area of lakes, marshes and waterways draws cyclists and other visitors.

Facts
Population
30,458 1
Founding Year
1268 2
Founding Year
1268 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. Hoyerswerda (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
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population 30,458 (2025)
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2. Hoyerswerda (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1268
    The city was first mentioned in 1268.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1268
    The city was first mentioned in 1268.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1268
    The city was first mentioned in 1268.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Saxony; continent follows from the atlas record for Saxony
    major district town in the district of Bautzen in the German state of Saxony
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3. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Hoyerswerda coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevation
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"elevation": [ 117.0 ]
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 14.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 14.25
51.25 14.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Hoyerswerda - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2898304, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 2898304, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
51.43787 14.23549 P PPL DE 13 00 14625 14625240 30759 118 Europe/Berlin
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