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
Memorial to the victims of the local concentration camp
Bilingual German-Upper Sorbian town limit sign
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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