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Boxberg, Saxony

Boxberg/Hamor
Panorama of Boxberg with Bärwalder Lake in the background
Panorama of Boxberg with Bärwalder Lake in the background
Coat of arms of Boxberg/Hamor
Bärwalder SeeBerzdorfer SeeQuitzdorf ReservoirQuitzdorf ReservoirPolandCzech RepublicBrandenburgBautzen (district)Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeBad MuskauBeiersdorfBernstadt auf dem EigenHerrnhutBertsdorf-HörnitzBoxbergBoxbergDürrhennersdorfEbersbach-NeugersdorfGablenzGörlitzGörlitzGroß DübenGroß DübenGroßschönauGroßschweidnitzHähnichenHainewaldeHerrnhutHohendubrauHorkaJonsdorfKodersdorfKönigshainKottmarKrauschwitzKreba-NeudorfLawaldeLeutersdorfLöbauMarkersdorfMarkersdorfMittelherwigsdorfMückaMückaNeißeaueNeusalza-SprembergNieskyOderwitzOlbersdorfOppachOstritzOybinQuitzdorf am SeeReichenbachRietschenRosenbachRothenburgSchleifeSchönau-BerzdorfSchönbachSchöpstalSeifhennersdorfReichenbachTrebendorfTrebendorfVierkirchenWaldhufenWeißkeißelWeißwasserZittauZittauLusatian Neisse
Location of Boxberg/Hamor within Görlitz district
Map
Interactive map of Boxberg/Hamor
Boxberg/Hamor is located in Germany
Boxberg/Hamor
Boxberg/Hamor
Location within Germany
Boxberg/Hamor is located in Saxony
Boxberg/Hamor
Boxberg/Hamor
Location within Saxony
Coordinates: 51°24′14″N 14°34′48″E / 51.40389°N 14.58000°E / 51.40389; 14.58000
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Municipal assoc.Boxberg/O.L.
Subdivisions18
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29)Hendryk Balko[1]
Area
 • Total
217.68 km2 (84.05 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[3]
 • Total
4,186
 • Density19.23/km2 (49.81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02943
Dialling codes035774
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitewww.boxberg-ol.de

Boxberg (German: [ˈbɔksˌbɛʁk]; officially Boxberg/O.L.) or Hamor (Upper Sorbian: [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.

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,[4] and in February 2009 Klitten.[5]

In 2022, Peter Fitzek's gang bought Bärwalde Castle and made it the headquarters of the right-wing extremist Reich Citizens' Movement "Kingdom of Germany" under the leadership of the self-proclaimed "Supreme Sovereign" and "King" Peter Fitzek.

References

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  1. ↑ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2025)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  4. ↑ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2007, Statistisches Bundesamt
  5. ↑ Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009, Statistisches Bundesamt
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