Boxberg,_Saxony

Boxberg, Saxony

Boxberg, Saxony

Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Boxberg (also: Boxberg/O.L. or Boxberg/Oberlausitz, Upper Sorbian: Hamor, pronounced [ˈhamɔʁ]) is a municipality in the Görlitz district in Saxony, Germany. The place is known for its large Boxberg Power Station, that uses lignite as fuel.

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The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.

In October 2007 it absorbed the former municipality Uhyst,[3] and in February 2009 Klitten.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
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    "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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    Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2007, Statistisches Bundesamt
  4. [4]
    Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009, Statistisches Bundesamt


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