Weißwasser
Weißwasser (Sorbian: Běła Woda, Polish: Biała Woda) is a town in Upper Lusatia in the east of Saxony, Germany.
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Běła Woda | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Weißwasser within Görlitz district  | |
| Coordinates: 51°30′N 14°38′E / 51.500°N 14.633°ECoordinates: 51°30′N 14°38′E / 51.500°N 14.633°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Görlitz |
| Municipal assoc. | Weißwasser |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Torsten Pötzsch (Klartext) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.60 km2 (24.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-31) | |
| • Total | 20,823 |
| • Density | 327.41/km2 (847.98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02943 |
| Vehicle registration | GR |
| Website | www |
Weißwasser is the third largest town in the Görlitz district after Görlitz and Zittau. The town's landmark is its water tower.
Weißwasser Media
- Weißwasser, KZ-Mahnmal (1).jpg
Memorial to the victims of the local concentration camp
Bilingual German-Upper Sorbian town limit sign
- Rathaus Weißwasser.jpg
Rathaus der Stadt Weißwasser
former Villa of the business family Gelsdorf; today building of the Glass Museum in Weißwasser, Forster Straße 12 website
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References
Other websites
Media related to Weißwasser at Wikimedia Commons
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