Königsbrück, Saxony, Germany
🇩🇪 Königsbrück (German) or Kinspork (Upper Sorbian) is a town in the Bautzen district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Kamenz, and 27 km (17 mi) north-east of the Saxon capital Dresden. Königsbrück is known as the western gate of the historic Upper Lusatia region.
History First mentioned in 1248 the settlement arose around a fortress in the Bohemian crown land of Upper Lusatia where the Via Regia trade route crossed the border with the Margraviate of Meissen. First mentioned as a town in 1331, Königsbrück from 1562 was the administrative centre of a Bohemian state country (Freie Standesherrschaft), which passed under the suzerainty of the Saxon Electorate according to the 1635 Peace of Prague. In 1906 the Kingdom of Saxony had large proving grounds laid out for the XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps stationed at Dresden, that after World War II were used by the Soviet Army and finally closed in 1992.
Transport Königsbrück railway station is located south of the town centre. There are hourly passenger services to Ottendorf-Okrilla and Dresden.
Europe/Berlin/Saxony
Königsbrück has a population of over 4,605 people. Königsbrück also forms part of the wider Bautzen District which has a population of over 298,010 people. It is also a part of the larger Saxony State. Königsbrück is situated near Bautzen.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Königsbrück has links with:
🇵🇱 Lubań, Poland🏴 Basingstoke 51.262
🇵🇱 Bolesławiec 51.263
🇩🇪 Lüdenscheid 51.232
🇩🇪 Strausberg 13.885
🇨🇿 Strakonice 13.904
🇩🇪 Senftenberg 13.998
🇨🇿 Ústí nad Labem 14.033
Locations Near: Königsbrück 13.8833,51.25
🇩🇪 Dresden 13.741,51.054 d: 24
🇩🇪 Senftenberg 13.998,51.526 d: 31.7
🇩🇪 Meissen 13.478,51.164 d: 29.8
🇩🇪 Bautzen 14.433,51.177 d: 39.1
🇨🇿 Ústí nad Labem 14.033,50.65 d: 67.5
🇩🇪 Freiberg 13.344,50.916 d: 52.9
🇩🇪 Cottbus 14.333,51.75 d: 63.7
🇨🇿 Litoměřice 14.128,50.54 d: 80.8
Antipodal to: Königsbrück -166.117,-51.25
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16574.4
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15883.6
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15991.4
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15823.7
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12049.8
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11956.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11942.3
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11938.2