Seifhennersdorf

Seifhennersdorf
Coat of arms
Seifhennersdorf
Location of Seifhennersdorf within Görlitz district
Coordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°ECoordinates: 50°56′N 14°37′E / 50.933°N 14.617°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Görlitz
Government
• Mayor	Karin Berndt (UBS)
Area
• Total	19.13 km^2 (7.39 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,817
• Density	200/km^2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	02782
Dialling codes	03586
Vehicle registration	GR
Website	www.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.^[2]

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.
2. Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps