Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda Hoyerswerda/Wojerecy
Town
View at the Old Town's Market Square
Coat of arms
Location of Hoyerswerda within Hoyerswerda district
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Coordinates: 51°26′N 14°15′E / 51.433°N 14.250°E / 51.433; 14.250
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Hoyerswerda
Government
• Lord mayor	Stefan Skora (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU / Die Wahlplattform für Hoyerswerda
Area
• Total	95.06 km2 (36.70 sq mi)
Elevation	117 m (384 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	31,356
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02977
Dialling codes	03571, 035722
Vehicle registration	BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website	www.hoyerswerda.de

Hoyerswerda (Upper Sorbian: Wojerecy, Lower Sorbian: Wórjejce) is a city in the north of the Saxonian Upper Lusatia, lying 35 kilometres (21.7 miles) north east of Cottbus and 54 kilometres (33.6 miles) from Dresden, (Saxony). It is in the Sorbian settlement area. The city is one of the six centers of the Free State of Saxony and is a member of the Euroregion Neisse, a group which helps international trade and cooperation in the area.

1. ↑ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.