Oderwitz
Oderwitz | |
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Location of Oderwitz within Görlitz district | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′32″N 14°43′7″E / 50.95889°N 14.71861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Görlitz |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–27) | Cornelius Stempel |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 4,733 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02791 |
| Dialling codes | 035842 |
| Vehicle registration | GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI |
| Website | www.oderwitz.de |
Oderwitz (German: [ˈoːdɐvɪts] ⓘ; from Slavic for 'rinse'; Upper Sorbian: Wódrjeńca, pronounced [ˈwʊdʁʲɛnʲtsa]) is a Saxon municipality in the district Görlitz in Upper Lusatia, Germany. It is located in the southeast of the Free State of Saxony near the border with the Czech Republic. It consists of the two districts Oberoderwitz (literally "Upper Oderwitz") and Niederoderwitz (literally "Lower Oderwitz"), in the historic tripartite division of the place also Mitteloderwitz is known.