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Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Burkau/Porchow
Municipality
Aerial panorama of the villageAerial panorama of the village
Coat of arms of Burkau/PorchowCoat of arms
Location of Burkau/Porchow within Bautzen district
Burkau/Porchow is located in GermanyBurkau/PorchowBurkau/Porchow Show map of GermanyBurkau/Porchow is located in SaxonyBurkau/PorchowBurkau/Porchow Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 51°11′N 14°11′E / 51.183°N 14.183°E / 51.183; 14.183
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Bautzen
Subdivisions 9
Government
• Mayor (2019–26) Sebastian Hein[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total 31.83 km2 (12.29 sq mi)
Elevation 231 m (758 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total 2,665
• Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes 01906
Dialling codes 035953
Vehicle registration BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website www.gemeinde-burkau.de

Burkau (German) or Porchow (Sorbian, pronounced [ˈpɔʁxɔf]) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, in the district of Bautzen in Germany.

Burkau is in the northern part of the Bautzen district in a wood rich region in Upper Lusatia. It is about 6 km away - in northern direction - from the city of Bischofswerda and about 16 km - in western direction - from the main city of the district - Bautzen/Budyšin. The inner German motorway A4 between Dresden and Görlitz is near the community and has two direct connections with it. The source of the Klosterwasser/Klóšterska woda is located in the territory of Burkau/Porchow. Nearby in the hills of the western Lusatia there is the source of the Schwarze Elster - one of the most important rivers of this region.

In 1164 the village of Burkau has been mentioned for the first time in document - other sources say it happened some hundred years later in 1312 - that is why the real age of it is still not known.

The administrative community that exists today has been formed in 1994 when three formally independent communities decided to unify - those were:

Together with all their smaller communities:

The sights of the community are an old manor in Pannewitz, the stone-mill and the "Jiedlitzer Buchholzmühle" in Bocka and the church of Uhyst of the year 1801, now a road church in classic style.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.