Kleinwelka ( Sorbian: ''Mały Wjelkow'') is a subdivision of the city of

Bautzen Bautzen () or Budyšin () is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river. In 2018 the town's population was 39,087. Until 1868, its German name was ''Budis ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It was first mentioned in 1345. Since the mid-18th century it has been the site of a settlement congregation of the

Moravian Church The Moravian Church ( cs, Moravská církev), or the Moravian Brethren, formally the (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), is one of the oldest Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination, denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohem ...

, the

Herrnhuter Brüdergemeinde The Moravian Church ( cs, Moravská církev), or the Moravian Brethren, formally the (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), is one of the oldest Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination, denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohem ...

; for many years it was the seat of a boarding school for the children of missionaries from all over the world. Kleinwelka is a station of the Osterreiten, a

regional In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

Easter procession on horseback, from Bautzen to

Radibor Radibor (German) or Radwor (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in Upper Lusatia about 10 km north of Bautzen, which is also the main city of the District of Bautzen to which Radibor belongs. Radibor was fir ...

. Its main sites of interest are the Saurierpark Kleinwelka and the adjacent ''Irrgarten'' (hedge maze).

External links

Homepage Irrgarten Kleinwelka

Homepage Saurierpark Kleinwelka
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