Markersdorf ( Upper Sorbian : Markoćicy ) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz in Saxony , Germany , near to the eastern border with Poland.
5-508: About 25 kilometres directly to the south, Markersdorf is also the former German name of Markocice, a small township in Gmina Bogatynia , Poland . The current Großgemeinde (large municipality) of Markersdorf came into being in 1994, when the municipalities of Markersdorf, Deutsch-Paulsdorf ( Upper Sorbian : Němske Pawlice ), Friedersdorf, Gersdorf, Holtendorf, Jauernick-Buschbach ( Jawernik-Nechow ) and Pfaffendorf were adjoined in
10-466: The Czech Republic and Germany . Its seat is the town of Bogatynia , which lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Zgorzelec , and 147 kilometres (91 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław . The gmina covers an area of 136.17 square kilometres (52.6 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 23,083. Gmina Bogatynia is bordered by the town of Zawidów and
15-701: The Wars of Liberation . Markersdorf is often also called "Napoleonsdorf". In the village, marshal Géraud Duroc , wounded in the Battle of Bautzen (1813) , died. [REDACTED] Media related to Markersdorf (Sachsen) at Wikimedia Commons This Görlitz location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gmina Bogatynia Gmina Bogatynia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zgorzelec County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland , bordering both
20-587: The course of Saxon municipal reforms. The former seven municipalities still exist as equal districts within the municipality, which is symbolized by its coat of arms – seven identical leaves on a tree. Markersdorf lies at the foot of the Landeskrone , bordering the town of Görlitz to the east. The Weißer Schöps flows through the municipality. In the south-east of the municipality is the Berzdorfer See (Berzdorf Lake) . The municipality of Markersdorf
25-696: Was first mentioned in print in 1360, in a foundation certificate in the Görlitz city book. The first church is said to have been built in Jauernick as early as 980. The proximity of the city of Görlitz brought the surrounding area not only economic boom, but also suffering in times of war. Thus, the community was affected during the Hussite Wars , the Thirty Years' War , the Seven Years' War and
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