Seifhennersdorf

Town in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Seifhennersdorf within Görlitz district

(2016–23) Karin Berndt^[1]Area

• Total19.13 km² (7.39 sq mi)Elevation

360 m (1,180 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,628 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

02782

Dialling codes03586Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZIWebsitewww.seifhennersdorf.de

Seifhennersdorf (Upper Sorbian: Wodowe Hendrichecy) is a town in the district Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, and the Czech towns of Rumburk and Varnsdorf lie across the border to the north-east and south of town.

Seifhennersdorf is 8 km south of Ebersbach and 14 km west of Zittau.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in the town.^[3]

Notable people

Gottfried Grünewald (1673–1739), harpsichordist, opera singer and composer
Rudolf Otto Neumann (1868-1952), hygienist and bacteriologist
Bruno Paul (1874-1968), architect, illustrator, interior designer, and furniture designer.
Anna Strohsahl (1885-1953), politician, first female city councillor of Cuxhaven
Rica Reinisch (born 1965), Olympic swimmer

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2016, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps