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Hoyerswerda

Local name: Wojerecy

Located in Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony Coordinates: 51°26′16″ N 14°14′57″ E

Hoyerswerda
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Population
30,759
30.8K
Elevation
118 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
17
listed under Hoyerswerda
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport48 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport115 km

About Hoyerswerda

Hoyerswerda is a village. Location: Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony. Population: 30,759. Elevation: 118 m.

From Wikipedia

Hoyerswerda (German: [hɔʏɐsˈvɛʁda] ) or Wojerecy (Upper Sorbian: [ˈwɔjɛʁɛtsɨ] ) is a major district town in the district of Bautzen in the German state of Saxony. It is located in the Sorbian settlement area of Upper Lusatia, in which the Upper Sorbian language is spoken in addition to German. Hoyerswerda is divided into the Old Town and the New Town, surrounded by village areas. The Old Town is the historical centre with many old houses and sight-seeing attractions, the New Town is more modern and varicoloured.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
95.4 km²
Official website
hoyerswerda.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Hoyerswerda

  • Lohsa
  • Wittichenau
  • Lauta
  • Elsterheide
  • Spreetal

Twin towns and sister cities of Hoyerswerda

  • Huittinen· Finland
  • Keila· Estonia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Hoyerswerda over time

Population of Hoyerswerda over time
2017 33,116
2019 32,658
2021 31,326
2022 31,394
2023 31,404
2024 30,759
2025 30,458

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hoyerswerda

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
April (37 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Hoyerswerda
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°12°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)454047375960787454425250

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Hoyerswerda

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 48 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 56 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 48 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 115 kmnorthwest
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 132 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 56 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 114 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 131 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 134 kmnorthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 134 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hoyerswerda

Within 100 km: 219 historic and cultural sites, 1,537 natural sites, 581 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km129 places

  • Buschteich Lake 14 kmE
  • Obersee Lake 14 kmE
  • Winkelteich Lake 16 kmE
  • Wildesee Lake 13 kmE

25–60 km884 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 58 kmS
  • Wergteich Lake 29 kmN
  • Waldsee Lake 53 kmN
  • Vierteich Lake 43 kmSW

60–100 km1,324 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 68 kmSW
  • Hořidla Mountain 100 kmS
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 62 kmS
  • Lutzke River 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Hoyerswerda

17 places
  1. 1 Hoyerswerda 30.8K
  2. 2 Knappenrode 713

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages13

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources