Seifhennersdorf

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|image_photo = Seifhennersdorf (Zaruž).jpg

|image_coa = DEU Seifhennersdorf COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|50|56|N|14|37|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Seifhennersdorf in GR.svg

|state = Sachsen

|district = Görlitz

|elevation = 360

|area = 19.12

|postal_code = 02782

|area_code = 03586

|licence = GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 6 26 530

|website = [http://www.seifhennersdorf.de www.seifhennersdorf.de]

|mayor = Mandy Gubsch[https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_buergermeisterwahlen2023_gewaehlte-personen.xlsx Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister 2023 im Freistaat Sachsen], Freistaat Sachsen. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

|leader_term = 2023–30

|Bürgermeistertitel= Bürgermeisterin

|party =

}}

Seifhennersdorf ({{IPA|de|zaɪfˈhɛnɐsˌdɔʁf|-|De-Seifhennersdorf.ogg}}; {{langx|hsb|Wodowe Hendrichecy}}) is a town in the district of 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 the town.

Seifhennersdorf is {{Convert|8|km|0}} south of Ebersbach and {{Convert|14|km}} west of Zittau.

History

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located in the town.Christine O'Keefe. [http://www.tartanplace.com/tartanhistory/concentrationcamps.html Concentration Camps]

Notable people

References

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Category:Towns in Görlitz (district)

Category:Czech Republic–Germany border crossings

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