Bautzen

town in Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
Place greater_district_town Q14835
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Summary

Bautzen is a Greater district town[1]. Bautzen ranks in the top 10% of greater district town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,492 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bautzen District[3]
  • Country: Germany[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Spree[5]
  • Head of government: Karsten Vogt[6]
  • Instance of: urban municipality in Germany[7], district capital[8]
  • Shares border with: Radibor[9], Großdubrau[10], Malschwitz[11], Kubschütz[12], Großpostwitz[13], Obergurig[14], Doberschau-Gaußig[15], Göda[16]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bloaschütz/Błohašecy[17], Bautzen-Nordostring[18], Bolbritz/Bolborcy[19], Burk/Bórk[20], Temritz/Ćemjercy[21], Teichnitz/Ćichońca[22], Döberkitz/Debrikecy[23], Niederkaina[24], Oberuhna[25], Oberkaina/Hornja Kina[26], Löschau/Lešawa[27], Lubachau/Lubochow[28], Kleinwelka/Mały Wjelkow[29], Nadelwitz/Nadźanecy[30]
  • Twinned administrative body: Worms[31], Heidelberg[32], Dreux[33], Jablonec nad Nisou[34], Jelenia Góra[35]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Bautzen[36]
  • Postal code: 02625[37]
  • Part of: Sorbian settlement area[38]
  • Commons category: Bautzen[39]
  • Licence plate code: BZ[40]
  • Local dialing code: 03591[41], 035935[42]
  • Archives at: Bautzen Archive Network[43]
  • Highest point: Chorberg[44]
  • Coordinate location: 51.181388888889, 14.423888888889[45]
  • Significant event: Battle of Bautzen[46], Siege of Bautzen[47]
  • Official website: https://www.bautzen.de/[48]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bautzen[49]
  • Commons gallery: Bautzen[50]

Why It Matters

Bautzen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Bautzen is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+38261'}, {'amount': '+39429'}, {'amount': '+39087'} +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 13w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office held by head of government → —
    Position held by head of the organization → mayor of Bautzen
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Country: Germany"
  3. 13w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office held by head of government → —
    Wikidata description → town in Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Office held by head of government: mayor of Bautzen"
  4. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 87399
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 87399, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  5. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+38261'}, {'amount': '+39429'}, {'amount': '+39087'} +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  6. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people buried here → Q68223802
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Bautzen
    Located in or next to body of water → Spree
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1857031, 5679122
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
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