Görlitz
town in Saxony, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Görlitz ([ˈɡœɐ̯lɪʦ] (help·info), Upper Sorbian: Zhorjelc, Czech: Zhořelec, Polish: Zgorzelec, Upper Lusatian dialect: Gerlz, Gerltz or Gerltsch) is a town in Germany on the river Lusatian Neisse, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony, opposite the Polish town of Zgorzelec. Zgorzelec was a part of Görlitz until 1945.
- The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not wanted, the name may be written as Goerlitz.
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From top: View over Görlitz, inside Görlitz Department Store, Untermarkt (market square), Landeskrone (Sedło) mountain, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences (Oberlausitzische Bibliothek der Wissenschaften) | |
Coordinates: 51°09′10″N 14°59′14″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Görlitz |
Subdivisions | 10 town- and 8 village-quarters |
Government | |
• Mayor | Siegfried Deinege |
Area | |
• Total | 67.22 km2 (25.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 56,574 |
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 02826–02828 |
Dialling codes | 03581 |
Vehicle registration | GR |
Website | www |
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Historically Görlitz has belonged at times to the regions of Lusatia and Silesia. Today it is the easternmost city in Germany.