City center (Bautzen)

Downtown ; Nutřkowne město City of Bautzen Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 54 ″ N , 14 ° 25 ′ 26 ″ E
Height :	190–223 m above sea level NN
Area :	82 ha
Residents :	5352 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	6,527 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	02625
Area code :	03591
	Location of the city center in Bautzen

View from the Friedensbrücke to the old town

The construction of the Kornmarkt Center in downtown Bautzen was controversial from a variety of points of view

The city center , Upper Sorbian Nutřkowne město ^?^/ⁱ , is a district of Bautzen , which consists of the historic old town and city center. It is the historical nucleus of the city and the center of urban trade and cultural life and has a population of over 5,000. Large parts are available as cultural monuments under preservation . The inner city includes both the historic old town within the inner city wall with multi-storey buildings predominantly from the 15th to 18th centuries, as well as the so-called city center between the inner and outer city walls.

The actual old town, i.e. the district within the inner city wall, covers an area of 19 hectares, which is divided into 326 plots. It is protected as a monument of urban design .

Population development

From around 1300 to the present day, the population of Bautzen's old town has hardly changed and has always been around 5000. During the GDR era, the population slowly but steadily declined and increasingly consisted of socially weaker population groups. After 1990 the population has grown continuously until today. The quality of living and leisure has increased steadily.

Population:

1996: 4837
2000: 5184
2006: 5159
2013: 5370

The demand for refurbished living space in the city center is high. In particular, the need for one and two-room apartments can no longer be met in certain rental areas. A further increase in population is, however, also limited by the density, degree of refurbishment, ownership structure and capacity of the urban area.

Denominations

In 2010, of 5,369 inhabitants, 1,137 were Protestant (21.2%), 548 were Catholic (10.2%) and 3,684 did not belong to any or any other religious community (68.6%).

history

See: History of the city of Bautzen

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↑ City administration of Bautzen: Statistical report according to city districts. February 2011 (PDF; 2 MB)

Web links

Commons : Bautzen-Innenstadt - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

[1] City administration of Bautzen: Statistical report according to city districts. February 2011 (PDF; 2 MB)