Hoyerswerda
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Hoyerswerda or Wojerecy is a major district town in the district of Bautzen in the German state of Saxony. It is located in the Sorbian settlement area of Upper Lusatia, in which the Upper Sorbian language is spoken in addition to German.
View of the Old Town's Market Square
View at the New Town's Lusatian Square (Lausitzer Platz)
Hoyerswerda Castle in the 18th century
GDR type housing built in the 1950s
Upper Lusatia
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Upper Lusatia is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to the north, it makes up the region of Lusatia, named after the Slavic Lusici tribe. Both parts of Lusatia are home to the West Slavic minority group of the Sorbs.
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Image: Altstadt Kamenz vom Roten Turm 2010