Sebnitz

Coordinates: 50°58′N 14°17′E / 50.967°N 14.283°E / 50.967; 14.283
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For the river in the Czech Republic and in Saxony, Germany, see Sebnitz (river).
Sebnitz
Town
Sebnitz during winter
Sebnitz during winter
Coat of arms of Sebnitz
Coat of arms
Location of Sebnitz within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district
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Municipal assoc.
Sebnitz
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Ronald Kretzschmar[1]
Area
 • Total88.09 km2 (34.01 sq mi)
Elevation
379 m (1,243 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,522
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01851–01855
Dialling codes035971
Vehicle registrationPIR, DW, FTL, SEB
Websitewww.sebnitz.de
Senior mayor Mike Ruckh Sebnitz with Flower Girl

Sebnitz (German: [ˈzɛpnɪts]; Upper Sorbian: Zebnica, pronounced [ˈzɛbnʲitsa]) is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.

Geography

The town of Sebnitz lies in the valley of the river

Upper Lusatian Highlands
. Because the natural region of Saxon Switzerland is also very close by, the countryside around the town is very varied.

The municipality consists of the town Sebnitz itself,

Hinterhermsdorf (joined 1998) and the former municipality of Kirnitzschtal (joined 2012), that itself consisted of the villages Altendorf, Mittelndorf, Lichtenhain, Ottendorf and Saupsdorf
.

History

Sebnitz was first mentioned in a document of 1223/1241 outlining the borders between the kingdom of

artificial flowers. From 1952 until 1994 the town was the administrative centre of the district Sebnitz
.

In 1997, six-year-old German-Iraqi Joseph Kantelberg-Abdulla, who suffered from a heart condition, had a heart attack and drowned in the local public swimming pool. Three months later, his mother claimed that the boy had been tortured and drowned by no less than 50 neo-Nazis, wearing boots, tattoos, and all. While Der Spiegel did not buy the story, tabloid Bild took full advantage, dragging the town into the national spotlight for about a week until the mother was investigated by police for encouraging false accusations.[3]

Sebnitz hosted the Festival "Tag der Sachsen" in 2003. In October 2015 around 3000 people protested against the migration policy of the German Chancellor

asylum seekers.[4]

Transport

Kirnitzschtalbahn, a rural tramway, serves the Lichtenhain Waterfall
from Bad Schandau.

See also

References

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen
    . 2024.
  3. ^ Helm, Toby (December 2, 2000). "A death that preys on Germany's guilt" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Asylpolitik treibt wieder Tausende auf die Straße | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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