Weißenberg

Stadt Weißenberg
Coat of arms
Stadt Weißenberg
Location of Stadt Weißenberg within Bautzen district
Coordinates: 51°12′N 14°40′E / 51.200°N 14.667°ECoordinates: 51°12′N 14°40′E / 51.200°N 14.667°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Government
• Mayor	Michael Staude (non-party)
Area
• Total	50.92 km^2 (19.66 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,230
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	02627
Dialling codes	035876
Vehicle registration	BZ
Website	www.stadt-weissenberg.de

Weißenberg (Sorbian: Wóspork) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located 11 km north of Löbau, and 16 km east of Bautzen.

Town hall in Weißenberg

Sons and daughters of the city

• Pawoł Nedo, German Paul Nedo (1908-1984), educator and anthropologist Sorbian, Chairman of the Domowina
• Benno von Heynitz, (1924-2010), resistance fighter and lawyer, founder of Bautzen Committee e. V. and the Bautzen Memorial
• Wolfgang Beyer, City historian and former director of the outpatient clinic

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2014] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 7 September 2015.