Bautzen/Budyšin
Bautzen is an old city in Saxony, Germany. It is a well preserved medieval city and the cultural center of the Sorbian community in Germany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sorbian Museum and Cathedral of St Peter.
Sorbian Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sorbian Museum, Upper Sorbian: Serbski muzej, German: Sorbisches Museum, is hosted in the salthouse of the Ortenburg, Bautzen. It houses approximately 35,000 inventarized objects, making it the most important museum of Sorbian culture and history.
Cathedral of St Peter
Church
Photo: Stephanhoehne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Peter's Cathedral is an interdenominational church in Bautzen, Germany. It is among the oldest and largest simultaneum churches in Germany. Located in the heart of the city's "Old Town", the church and the square it is situated within is a major tourist attraction.
Serbski dom
Public building
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Serbski dom is an administrative building on Postplatz 2 in Bautzen, Saxony, Germany. It is the cultural and political center of the Sorbian people.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bautzen-Gesundbrunnen and Kubschütz.
Kubschütz
Village
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kubschütz or Kubšicy is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Kubschütz is situated 6 km east of Bautzen/Budyšin.
Bautzen/Budyšin
- Type: Locality with 37,600 residents
- Also known as: “14625020”, “Bautzen/Budysin”, and “Stadt Bautzen”
- Location: Bautzen, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.1825° or 51° 10′ 57″ northLongitude
14.4292° or 14° 25′ 45″ eastPopulation
37,600Elevation
213 metres (699 feet)Open location code
9F3P5CMH+2MGeoNames ID
6550794
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Upper Sorbian—“Bautzen/Budyšin” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Budyšín”
- German: “Bautzen”
- German: “Budissin” (historical)
- Latin: “Budissa”
- Lower Sorbian: “Budyšyn”
- Polish: “Budziszyn”
- Upper Sorbian: “Budyšin”
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Highlights include Wendisch Tower and Leaning Tower of Bautzen.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Bautzen/Budyšin”. Photo: Kolossos, CC BY-SA 3.0.