Großröhrsdorf (; ) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the eastern part of

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

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. It is situated 12 km west of

Bischofswerda Bischofswerda (; ) is a small town in eastern Germany at the western edge of Upper Lusatia in Saxony. Geography The town is located 33 km to the east of Dresden at the edge of the Upper Lusatian mountain country. The town is known as t ...

, and 22 km northeast of

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. The town extends for about 4 km along the old post road that runs through it.

History

From 1952 to 1990, Großröhrsdorf was part of the

East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...

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References

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