Schirgiswalde
Schirgiswalde | |
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Main street with the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
Location of Schirgiswalde | |
| Coordinates: 51°04′37″N 14°25′43″E / 51.07694°N 14.42861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Town | Schirgiswalde-Kirschau |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Population (2009-12-31) | |
• Total | 2,883 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02681 |
| Dialling codes | 03592 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ |
| Website | stadt-schirgiswalde-kirschau.de |
Schirgiswalde (Upper Sorbian: Šěrachów, Czech: Šerachov, Polish: Zerachów) is a town and a former municipality in the district of Bautzen in Saxony in eastern Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. It is located on the river Spree, 15 km south of Bautzen, near the border with the Czech Republic. The small town is an official place of relaxation (staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort). Schirgiswalde is an Ortschaft of the town Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. It consists of the Ortsteile Schirgiswalde and Neuschirgiswalde.