Bad Muskau
Bad Muskau/Mužakow | |
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Muskau Castle | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Muskau/Mužakow
within Görlitz district | |
Location of Bad Muskau/Mužakow | |
Bad Muskau/Mužakow Bad Muskau/Mužakow | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′N 14°43′E / 51.550°N 14.717°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Görlitz |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Muskau |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–26) | Thomas Krahl (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.35 km2 (5.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 3,685 |
| • Density | 240.1/km2 (621.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02953 |
| Dialling codes | 035771 |
| Vehicle registration | GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI |
| Website | www.badmuskau.de |
Bad Muskau (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈmʊskaʊ] ⓘ) or Mužakow (Upper Sorbian pronunciation: [ˈmuʒakɔf] ⓘ; named Muskau in German until 1962; Polish: Mużaków; Czech: Mužakov) is a spa town in the historic Upper Lusatia region in eastern Germany, at the border with Poland. It is part of the Görlitz district in the State of Saxony.
It is located on the banks of the Lusatian Neisse river, directly opposite the town of Łęknica. It is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, with all villages bearing names in both languages.
Bad Muskau gained worldwide fame through prince and landscape artist Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, who created a unique cultural asset with his landscape park. The Muskau Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is split between Bad Muskau and Łęknica.