Bad Muskau

Bad Muskau
Mužakow
Town
Muskau Castle
Muskau Castle
Coat of arms of Bad Muskau
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Muskau within Görlitz district
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Bad Muskau is located in Germany
Bad Muskau
Bad Muskau
Bad Muskau is located in Saxony
Bad Muskau
Bad Muskau
Coordinates: 51°33′N 14°43′E / 51.550°N 14.717°E / 51.550; 14.717
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Municipal assoc.Bad Muskau
Subdivisions3
Government
 • Mayor (2019–26) Thomas Krahl[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
15.35 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,759
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02953
Dialling codes035771
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitewww.badmuskau.de

Bad Muskau (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈmʊskaʊ]; formerly Muskau, Upper Sorbian: Mužakow [ˈmuʒakɔf], Polish: Mużaków, Czech: Mužakov) is a spa town in the historic Upper Lusatia region in Germany, at the border with Poland. It is part of the Görlitz district in the State of Saxony.

It is located on the banks of the Lusatian Neisse river. The town is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, with all villages bearing names in both languages.

The town of Lugknitz, formerly incorporated into Bad Muskau, was separated in 1945 by the new state border drawn along the Oder–Neisse line.[3] Muskau Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is similarly split with the municipality containing its western half. Bad Muskau gained worldwide fame through prince and landscape artist Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, who created a unique cultural asset with his landscape park.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ "Grenzstadt". Stadt Bad Muskau (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2020.