Seifhennersdorf

Seifhennersdorf

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Seifhennersdorf

Coordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°E / 50.933; 14.617Coordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°E / 50.933; 14.617
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Görlitz
Government
  Mayor Karin Berndt (UBS)
Area
  Total 19.13 km2 (7.39 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
  Total 3,820
  Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 02782
Dialling codes 03586
Vehicle registration GR
Website www.seifhennersdorf.de

Seifhennersdorf (Upper Sorbian: Zaruž, Lower Sorbian: Wodowe Hendrichecy) is a town in the district Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, and the Czech towns of Rumburk and Varnsdorf lie across the border to the north-east and south of town.

Seifhennersdorf is 8 km south of Ebersbach and 14 km west of Zittau.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in the town.[2]

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