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Burkau (German) or Porchow (Sorbian) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, in the district of Bautzen in Germany.

Burkau/Porchow
Municipality
Aerial panorama of the village
Location of Burkau/Porchow within Bautzen district
Polen
Burkau/Porchow
Burkau/Porchow
Coordinates: 51°11′N 14°11′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Subdivisions9
Government
  Mayor (201926) Sebastian Hein[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total31.83 km2 (12.29 sq mi)
Elevation
231 m (758 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total2,632
  Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01906
Dialling codes035953
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
Websitewww.gemeinde-burkau.de

Geography


Burkau is in the northern part of the Bautzen district in a wood rich region in Upper Lusatia. It is about 6 km away - in northern direction - from the city of Bischofswerda and about 16 km - in western direction - from the main city of the district - Bautzen/Budyšin. The inner German motorway A4 between Dresden and Görlitz is near the community and has two direct connections with it. The source of the Klosterwasser/Klóšterska woda is located in the territory of Burkau/Porchow. Nearby in the hills of the western Lusatia there is the source of the Schwarze Elster - one of the most important rivers of this region.


History


In 1164 the village of Burkau has been mentioned for the first time in document - other sources say it happened some hundred years later in 1312 - that is why the real age of it is still not known.

The administrative community that exists today has been formed in 1994 when three formally independent communities decided to unify - those were:

Together with all their smaller communities:


Sights


The sights of the community are an old manor in Pannewitz, the stone-mill and the "Jiedlitzer Buchholzmühle" in Bocka and the church of Uhyst of the year 1801, now a road church in classic style.


References


  1. Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.




На других языках


- [en] Burkau

[ru] Буркау

Буркау (нем. Burkau; в.-луж. Porchow) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Саксония. Подчиняется административному округу Дрезден. Входит в состав района Баутцен. Население составляет 2834 человека (на 31 декабря 2010 года). Занимает площадь 31,83 км². Официальный код — 14 2 72 030.



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