Oderwitz

Oderwitz
Location of Oderwitz within Görlitz district
Location of Oderwitz
Oderwitz
Oderwitz
Coordinates: 50°57′32″N 14°43′7″E / 50.95889°N 14.71861°E / 50.95889; 14.71861
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2020–27) Cornelius Stempel
Area
 • Total
35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
4,830
 • Density134/km2 (348/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02791
Dialling codes035842
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitewww.oderwitz.de

Oderwitz (German: [ˈoːdɐvɪts] ; from Slavic for 'rinse'; Upper Sorbian: Wódrjeńca, pronounced [ˈwʊdʁʲɛnʲtsa]) is a Saxon municipality in the district Görlitz in Upper Lusatia, Germany. It is located in the southeast of the Free State of Saxony near the border with the Czech Republic. It consists of the two districts Oberoderwitz (literally "Upper Oderwitz") and Niederoderwitz (literally "Lower Oderwitz"), in the historic tripartite division of the place also Mitteloderwitz is known.