Bernsdorf () or Njedźichow (

Upper Sorbian Upper Sorbian (), occasionally referred to as "Wendish", is a minority language spoken by Sorbs in Germany in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, which is today part of Saxony. It is grouped in the West Slavic language branch, together ...

) is a town with 6,427 inhabitants in the district of Bautzen, in Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany. It is north of Kamenz and southwest of Hoyerswerda. The town Bernsdorf consists of Bernsdorf proper and the ''Ortschaften'' (municipal divisions) Großgrabe, Straßgräbchen,

Wiednitz Wiednitz ( Sorbian: ''Wětnica'') is a village and former municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populo ...

and Zeißholz.Hauptsatzung der Stadt Bernsdorf
December 2014.

History

Within Prussian Silesia ( Province of Silesia 1815–1919 and 1938–41, Province of Lower Silesia 1919–38 and 1941–45), Bernsdorf was part of Landkreis Hoyerswerda. Within the East German Bezirk Cottbus, it was part of Kreis Hoyerswerda. Following

German reunification German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...

in 1990, Bernsdorf became part of Saxony.

International relations

Bernsdorf is

twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...

with: * Quinsac ( France), since 2006 *

Steinenbronn Steinenbronn is a town in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The district has one public school and five kindergartens. The east side is industrial while the west side of the town is rather urban. Geography Steinenbron ...

( Germany), since

Sons and daughters of the city

* Gerhard Möhwald (1920–2012), former mayor and honorary citizen *

Christian Rudolph Christian Rudolph (born 15 February 1949) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He won a silver medal at the 1971 European Championships. In semifinals of the 1972 Summer Olympics he tore his Achilles tendo ...

(born 1949), athlete (hurdles)

References

Populated places in Bautzen (district) West Lusatia {{Bautzen-geo-stub