Bautzen
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| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Dresden |
| District | Bautzen |
| Town subdivisions | 15 |
| Mayor | Christian Schramm (CDU) |
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| Area | 66.63 km² (25.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Population | 41,779 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 627 /km² (1,624 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BZ |
| Postal code | 02625 |
| Area code | 03591 |
| Website | www.bautzen.de |
| Location of the town of Bautzen within Bautzen district | |
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Bautzen [ˈbautsn̩] , Upper Sorbian: Budyšin Lower Sorbian: Budyšyn [ˈbudɨʃɨn]; Polish: Budziszyn) is a city in eastern Saxony, Germany, and capital of the Bautzen Rural District. It is located on the Spree River.
In 2005, its population was 42,189. Asteroid 11580 Bautzen is named in honour of the city.
Bautzen is historical capital of Upper Lusatia, and it is the most important cultural centre of the Sorbs, a Slavic minority.
During World War II and the Nazi era, there was a subcamp of the Groß-Rosen concentration camp in Bautzen. Ernst Thälmann was imprisoned there before being deported to Buchenwald.
After the war Bautzen was well known in the German Democratic Republic because of its prison. Bautzen I was used as an official prison, Bautzen II was a secret prison for prisoners of conscience (people arrested for their political beliefs, not because of an ordinary crime). Bautzen I is still used as a prison, and Bautzen II has been a memorial since 1993.
In 2002 the city commemorated its thousandth birthday.
[change] Twin cities
- Worms, since 1990
- Heidelberg, since 1991
- Dreux, France, since 1992
- Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, since 1993
- Jelenia Góra, Poland, since 1993
