Pulsnitz

Pulsnitz (German: [ˈpʊls.nɪt͡s] (listen); Upper Sorbian: Połčnica) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the small river Pulsnitz, 11 km southwest of Kamenz, and 24 km northeast of the centre of Dresden.

For the river of Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany, see Pulsnitz (river).
Pulsnitz
New Palace in Pulsnitz
Coat of arms
Location of Pulsnitz within Bautzen district
Polen
Pulsnitz
Pulsnitz
Coordinates: 51°10′54″N 14°0′47″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Municipal assoc.Pulsnitz
Subdivisions5
Government
 • MayorBarbara Lüke (Ind.)
Area
 • Total26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total7,468
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01896
Dialling codes035955
Vehicle registrationBZ
Websitewww.pulsnitz.de

Pulsnitz became famous for its Pfefferkuchen, a type of Christmas cookie, when in 1558 the bakers of Pulsnitz received permission to bake them. Today there are still eight Pfefferküchlereien bakeries. In 1745 the Pfefferküchler Tobias Thomas was known to be practising his craft in Pulsnitz as well as in Thorn, Prussia now Toruń, Poland, where the famous Thorner Kathrinchen were made. Pulsnitz is informally known as Pfefferkuchenstadt meaning "Gingerbread Town".

The first Protestant missionary to arrive in India, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg was born in Pulsnitz on July 10, 1682.[2]

  • Town hall
  • Memorial for Ernst Rietschel
  • Pulsnitzer Spitzen
  • Pulsnitzer Pfefferkuchen
  • Post milestone from 1731

Sons and daughters of the city
Ernst Rietschel

References
  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2020.
  2. Bautz.de
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