Ostritz
Ostritz
Ostrowiec | |
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Aerial view of the town center | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ostritz
within Görlitz district | |
Location of Ostritz | |
Ostritz Ostritz | |
| Coordinates: 51°0′53″N 14°55′56″E / 51.01472°N 14.93222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Görlitz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Stephanie Rikl (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 2,228 |
| • Density | 94.89/km2 (245.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02899 |
| Dialling codes | 035823 |
| Vehicle registration | GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI |
| Website | www.ostritz.de |
Ostritz (German pronunciation: [ˈɔstʁɪts] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Wostrowc [ˈwɔstʁɔfts]; Polish: Ostrowiec ['ɔsˈtrɔ.vʲɛt͡s] ⓘ) is a town in the district Görlitz, in Saxony, in eastern Germany. It is situated on the border with Poland, on the left bank of the Lusatian Neisse, 16 km south of Görlitz.
It is located next to the thirteenth century Cistercian nunnery, St. Marienthal Abbey, which is still functioning.