Pulsnitz, Saxony, Germany
🇩🇪 Pulsnitz or Połčnica is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. It is situated on the small river Pulsnitz, 11 km south-west of Kamenz, and 24 km north-east of the centre of Dresden.
History Initially a Sorbian stronghold and settlement, it was first mentioned in 1225. It was granted town rights in 1375. It was raided by the Hussites in 1429.
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 Toruń, Poland, where the famous Toruń gingerbread were made. Pulsnitz is informally known as Pfefferkuchenstadt meaning "Gingerbread Town".
Other crafts also developed, with a linen weavers' guild founded in 1597, and the first local potter mentioned in 1653.
During the Thirty Years' War of 1618–1648 the town suffered four fires, and in 1633 and 1680 it was hit by epidemics.
The first Protestant missionary to arrive in India, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg was born in Pulsnitz on July 10, 1682.
During the final stages of World War II, in April 1945, the Polish Second Army captured the town.
The town Pulsnitz absorbed the former municipality Friedersdorf in 1994, and Oberlichtenau in 2009.
Europe/Berlin/Saxony
Pulsnitz has a population of over 7,345 people. Pulsnitz 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. Pulsnitz is situated near Bautzen.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Pulsnitz has links with:
🇵🇱 Złotoryja, Poland🏴 Royal Tunbridge Wells 51.167
🇰🇿 Nur-Sultan 51.177
🏴 Shepton Mallet 51.19
🇩🇪 Waldeck-Frankenberg 51.191
🏴 Tunbridge Wells 51.133
🇨🇿 Ústí nad Labem 14.033
🇮🇹 Caltanissetta 14.063
🇩🇪 Fürstenwalde 14.068
🇨🇿 Litoměřice 14.128
🇩🇪 Senftenberg 13.998
🇨🇿 Strakonice 13.904
🇩🇪 Strausberg 13.885
🇮🇹 San Benedetto del Tronto 13.878
Locations Near: Pulsnitz 14,51.1667
🇩🇪 Dresden 13.741,51.054 d: 22
🇩🇪 Senftenberg 13.998,51.526 d: 39.9
🇩🇪 Bautzen 14.433,51.177 d: 30.2
🇨🇿 Ústí nad Labem 14.033,50.65 d: 57.5
🇩🇪 Meissen 13.478,51.164 d: 36.4
🇨🇿 Litoměřice 14.128,50.54 d: 70.2
🇩🇪 Cottbus 14.333,51.75 d: 68.8
🇩🇪 Freiberg 13.344,50.916 d: 53.7
🇨🇿 Česká Lípa 14.533,50.683 d: 65.5
Antipodal to: Pulsnitz -166,-51.167
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🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15891.7
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16003.3
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15831.6
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12060.4
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11967.2
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🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11948.7