Bernsdorf, Upper Lusatia
Bernsdorf is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany. The town has 6,427 residents. It is north of Kamenz and southwest of Hoyerswerda. The town Bernsdorf consists of Bernsdorf proper and the Ortschaften Großgrabe, Straßgräbchen, Wiednitz and Zeißholz.
History
Within Prussian Silesia, Bernsdorf was part of Landkreis Hoyerswerda. Within the East German Bezirk Cottbus, it was part of Kreis Hoyerswerda. Following German reunification in 1990, Bernsdorf became part of Saxony.International relations
Bernsdorf is twinned with:- Quinsac, since 2006
- Steinenbronn, since German reunification
Sons and daughters of the city
- Gerhard Möhwald, former mayor and honorary citizen
- Christian Rudolph, athlete