<p>Bischofswerda </p><p>The town and its people </p><p><strong>Contents </strong></p><p>0.1 Bischofswerda&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>0.1.1 Geography&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1.2 History&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1.3 Sights&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1.4 Economy&nbsp;and traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1.5 Culture&nbsp;and sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1.6 Partnership&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1.7 Personality&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1.8 Notes&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1.9 External&nbsp;links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>0.2 Großdrebnitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>0.2.1 History&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2.2 People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2.3 Literature&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2.4 Footnotes&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>0.3 Wesenitz&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>0.3.1 Geography&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3.2 Touristic&nbsp;Attractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3.3 Historical&nbsp;Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3.4 Fauna&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3.5 References&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>111223334444566666777</p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>1</strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>People born in or working for Bischofswerda </strong></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>8</strong></p><p>8888899<br>1.1 Abd-ru-shin&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>1.1.1 Life,&nbsp;Publishing, Legacy&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.2 Legacy&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.3 References&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.4 External&nbsp;links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>1.2 Karl&nbsp;Friedrich Bahrdt&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br>1.2.1 Life&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.2 Works&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;10 1.2.3 Notes&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;10 1.2.4 References&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;10 </p><p>iii </p><p><em>CONTENTS </em></p><p>1.3 Arthur&nbsp;Biram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;10 <br>1.3.1 Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;10 1.3.2 Awards&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;11 1.3.3 External&nbsp;links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;11 1.3.4 Further&nbsp;reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;11 1.3.5 See&nbsp;also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;12 <br>1.4 Hanns&nbsp;Georgi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;12 <br>1.4.1 Early&nbsp;life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;12 1.4.2 Professional&nbsp;Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;12 1.4.3 Later&nbsp;life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;12 1.4.4 See&nbsp;also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;12 1.4.5 References&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;12 1.4.6 External&nbsp;links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;12 <br>1.5 Walther&nbsp;Hesse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;12 <br>1.5.1 Biography&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;13 1.5.2 References&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;13 1.5.3 External&nbsp;links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;13 <br>1.6 Christian&nbsp;Adolph Klotz&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;13 <br>1.6.1 Education&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;14 1.6.2 Career&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;14 1.6.3 Works&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;14 1.6.4 Notes&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;14 1.6.5 References&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;14 1.6.6 External&nbsp;links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;15 <br>1.7 Max&nbsp;Neumeister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;15 <br>1.7.1 Selected&nbsp;publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;15 1.7.2 References&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;15 <br>1.8 Johannes&nbsp;Pache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;15 <br>1.8.1 Life&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;15 1.8.2 Work&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;16 1.8.3 Notes&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;16 1.8.4 External&nbsp;links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;16 <br>1.9 Osmar&nbsp;Schindler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;16 <br>1.9.1 Life&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;17 1.9.2 Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;17 1.9.3 Controversy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;17 1.9.4 References&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;17 1.9.5 External&nbsp;links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;17 <br>1.10 Gottlob&nbsp;Friedrich Thormeyer&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;17 <br>1.10.1 Life&nbsp;and artwork&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;17 1.10.2 External&nbsp;links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;18 </p><p><em>CONTENTS </em></p><p>iii <br>1.10.3 Further&nbsp;reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;18 </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses&nbsp;19 </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>2</strong></li></ul><p></p><p>2.1 Text&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;19 2.2 Images&nbsp;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;20 2.3 Content&nbsp;license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .&nbsp;21 </p><p><em>0.1. BISCHOFSWERDA </em></p><p>1</p><p><strong>0.1 Bischofswerda </strong></p><p><strong>Bischofswerda </strong>(German pronunciation:&nbsp;<a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_German" target="_blank">[ˌbɪʃɔfsˈveːɐ</a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_German" target="_blank">̯</a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_German" target="_blank">da]</a>; </p><p><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Sorbian_language" target="_blank">Upper Sorbian</a>: <em>Biskupicy</em>, <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_language" target="_blank">Polish</a>: <em>Biskupice</em><sup style="top: -0.3017em;">[2]</sup>) is a small </p><p>town in Germany at the western edge of <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Lusatia" target="_blank">Upper Lusatia </a>in Saxony. </p><p><strong>0.1.1 Geography </strong></p><p><em>Historical view, about 1713 </em></p><p>Bischofssitz </p><p><em>Memorial to </em><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Augustus_I_of_Saxony" target="_blank"><em>Frederick Augustus I of Saxony </em></a></p><p><em>Paradise Fountain (</em>Paradiesbrunnen<em>) </em></p><p>The town is located 33 km to the east of <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden" target="_blank">Dresden </a>at the edge of the Upper Lusatian mountain country.&nbsp;The town is known as the “Gateway to Upper Lusatia” – “Tor zur Oberlausitz” in German.&nbsp;It is located in the <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bautzen_(district)" target="_blank">district </a></p><p><strong>0.1.2 History </strong></p><p><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bautzen_(district)" target="_blank">of Bautzen</a>. The&nbsp;town is 18 km west of <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bautzen" target="_blank">Bautzen </a>itself. The&nbsp;first documentary evidence of the existence of <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fdrebnitz" target="_blank">Großdrebnitz </a>is among its quarters.&nbsp;The river <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesenitz" target="_blank">Wesenitz </a>Bischofswerda dates from 1227.<sup style="top: -0.3008em;">[2] </sup>Nominally the town </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">flows through Bischofswerda. </li><li style="flex:1">was founded by the Bishops of <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meissen" target="_blank">Meissen</a>, though it may </li></ul><p>2</p><p><em>CONTENTS </em></p><p>when power was transferred to <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus,_Elector_of_Saxony" target="_blank">Augustus, Elector of Sax- </a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus,_Elector_of_Saxony" target="_blank">ony</a>, who introduced <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism" target="_blank">Protestantism</a>. The&nbsp;city arms are based on a 14th-century seal and consist of two crossed bishop’s <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crozier" target="_blank">croziers </a>and four stars.&nbsp;The significance of the stars is not known.<sup style="top: -0.3008em;">[3] </sup></p><p>Like many late medieval towns, Bischofswerda suffered from periodic fires that damaged the town.&nbsp;Fires are recorded in 1429, 1469, 1528, 1583, 1596, 1641, 1671 and 1813. The last fire was the worst.<sup style="top: -0.3017em;">[4] </sup>During the <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Sixth_Coalition" target="_blank">War </a></p><p><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Sixth_Coalition" target="_blank">of the Sixth Coalition</a>, <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" target="_blank">Napoleonic </a>forces had occupied </p><p>Bischofswerda when a fire broke out within the town walls on 12 May 1813, destroying most of the medieval town. However the town was rebuilt on an order of <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Augustus_I_of_Saxony" target="_blank">Frederick </a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Augustus_I_of_Saxony" target="_blank">Augustus I of Saxony </a>in a manner closely following the earlier layout, and this remains to this day. </p><p>During the increased tensions of the 1980s between the Western democracies and the Eastern Communist Bloc, Bischofswerda became a base for Soviet <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TR-1_Temp" target="_blank">SS-12 </a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_missiles" target="_blank">nuclear </a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_missiles" target="_blank">missiles</a>. A depot for the missiles and their launchers was built just outside town.&nbsp;The missiles were withdrawn in 1988.<sup style="top: -0.3017em;">[5] </sup></p><p>The following table indicates Bischofwerda’s population at different times: </p><p><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_post_milestone" target="_blank"><em>Saxon post milestone </em></a></p><p>Source from 2000: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen (Saxony Office of Statistics) </p><p><strong>0.1.3 Sights </strong></p><p>Among the most impressive buildings are the town hall and the <em>Christuskirche</em>. Both&nbsp;are examples of <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism" target="_blank">neo- </a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism" target="_blank">classical </a>architecture and were designed by <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlob_Friedrich_Thormeyer" target="_blank">Gottlob </a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlob_Friedrich_Thormeyer" target="_blank">Friedrich Thormeyer</a>. The town hall (Rathaus) was constructed in 1818, just off the Altmarkt, the centre of the town. The entrance to the Christuskirche is decorated by a mosaic by <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Goller" target="_blank">Josef Goller</a>. In&nbsp;the interior one can find a painting by <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmar_Schindler" target="_blank">Osmar Schindler</a>, who grew up in the town. The Catholic church is named after <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno" target="_blank">Saint Benno of Meis- </a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno" target="_blank">sen</a>, who is said to have founded Bischofswerda in the 11th century.<sup style="top: -0.3017em;">[6] </sup></p><p>• Historical <em>Fronfeste </em>(built 1286), entrance at the medieval town wall </p><p>• <em>Christuskirche </em>by <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlob_Friedrich_Thormeyer" target="_blank">Gottlob Friedrich Thormeyer </a></p><p>• Mosaic at the entrance of <em>Christuskirche </em>(by <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Goller" target="_blank">Josef </a></p><p><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Goller" target="_blank">Goller </a>and <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villeroy_%2526_Boch" target="_blank">Villeroy &amp; Boch</a>) </p><p>• Catholic church St. Benno </p><p><em>Modern sculpture on the market place, in front the location of the former town hall </em></p><p><strong>0.1.4 Economy&nbsp;and traffic </strong></p><p>have existed before that point.&nbsp;In 1288 city walls were constructed. The first mention of Bischofswerda as a city&nbsp;Until the German reunification in 1990, Bischofswerda is in a document dating from 1361.&nbsp;The town remained&nbsp;was a significant industrial location.<sup style="top: -0.3008em;">[7] </sup>In Bischofswerda, under the authority of the Bishops of Meissen until 1559&nbsp;the company <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortschritt" target="_blank">Fortschritt </a>produced agricultural machines. </p><p><em>0.1. BISCHOFSWERDA </em></p><p>3<br>This manufacture as well as the glass fabrication had to be closed in the meanwhile.&nbsp;The textile industry had a centuries-long tradition in the town, but also ended in 2012.<sup style="top: -0.3017em;">[8] </sup><br>• 1911: <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Grafe" target="_blank">Heinrich Grafe </a>(1857-1917), wine wholesalers, City Council Chairman and antisemitic Reichstag 1893-1917 </p><p>New industries began to settle in Bischofswerda in recent years. <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roth_Industries" target="_blank">Roth Industries</a>, a German enterprise from the environmental technology sector, has a dependency here. Also the Canadian producer of solar cells <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARISE_Technologies" target="_blank">ARISE Tech- </a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARISE_Technologies" target="_blank">nologies </a>came to the town, but had to close meanwhile. </p><p><strong>Sons and daughters of the town </strong></p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Adolph_Klotz" target="_blank">Christian Adolph Klotz </a>(1738–1771), <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philologist" target="_blank">Philologist </a></p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Friedrich_Bahrdt" target="_blank">Karl Friedrich Bahrdt </a>(1741–1792), Theologian <br>• Textile industry in the G.D.R. • "<a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_Dormouse" target="_blank">Hazel Dormouse</a>" bridge over the bypass road in the south-west of the town </p><p>The town is situated at the <em>Bundesstraße 6</em>, which connects <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden" target="_blank">Dresden </a>and <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6rlitz" target="_blank">Görlitz </a>at the Polish border.&nbsp;The <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesautobahn_4" target="_blank">Bundesautobahn 4 </a>takes course 6 km north, enabling easy access to the <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Airport" target="_blank">Dresden Airport</a>. The road traffic bypasses the town in the west. Via railway, direct access is possible to Dresden, Görlitz, <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zittau" target="_blank">Zittau </a>as well as to Czech <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberec" target="_blank">Liberec</a>. </p><p><strong>0.1.5 Culture&nbsp;and sports </strong></p><p>The little town was nationwide known when the local </p><p>football club <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSG_Fortschritt_Bischofswerda" target="_blank">BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda</a>, sponsored </p><p>by <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortschritt" target="_blank">Fortschritt</a>, reached two times the <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR-Oberliga" target="_blank">DDR-Oberliga</a>, the highest football league in East Germany. Today, a modern open air bath and Saxony’s littlest <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo" target="_blank">zoo </a>can be noted. Regularly, the local festival <em>Schiebocker Tage </em>and a <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_May" target="_blank">Karl </a><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_May" target="_blank">May </a>festival are organized. </p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR-Oberliga" target="_blank">DDR-Oberliga </a>team of Bischofswerda • Open air bath </p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_May" target="_blank">Karl May </a>Festival </p><p><strong>0.1.6 Partnership </strong></p><p><em>C. F. Bahrdt 1789 </em></p><p>Bischofswerda is twin town of: </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_Hesse" target="_blank">Walther Hesse </a>(1846–1911), <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbiologist" target="_blank">Microbiologist </a></li><li style="flex:1">• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geislingen_an_der_Steige" target="_blank">Geislingen an der Steige </a></li></ul><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryf%C3%B3w_%C5%9Al%C4%85ski" target="_blank">Gryfów Śląski </a></p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Pache" target="_blank">Johannes Pache </a>(1857–1897), composer </p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspenava" target="_blank">Raspenava </a><br>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Ernst_Bernhardt" target="_blank">Oskar Ernst Bernhardt </a>(1875-1941), German </p><p>founder of the Grail, writer <br>Moreover, a long-term partnership exists between organizations for the disabled in Bischofswerda and </p><p><a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggenfelden" target="_blank">Eggenfelden</a>. </p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Biram" target="_blank">Arthur Biram </a>(1878-1967), philologist and philosopher </p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Heller_(writer)" target="_blank">Robert Heller </a>(1812-1871), writer </p><p><strong>0.1.7 Personality </strong></p><p><strong>Freeman </strong></p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Neumeister" target="_blank">Max Neumeister </a>(1849-1929), born in Kleindrebnitz, director of the Tharandt Forestry Academy </p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Wyschofsky" target="_blank">Günther Wyschofsky </a>(* 1929), Minister for chemi- </p><p>• 1891: <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck" target="_blank">Otto von Bismarck </a></p><p>cal industry in the GDR <br>4</p><p><em>CONTENTS </em></p><p><strong>Personalities who are associated with the city </strong></p><p><strong>0.2.1 History </strong></p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno" target="_blank">Benno </a>(1010-1106), bishop of <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meissen" target="_blank">Meissen </a></p><p><strong>First Reference in 1262 </strong></p><p>• <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanns_Georgi" target="_blank">Hanns Georgi </a>(1901-1989), painter, director of a <br>Groß- and Kleindrebnitz (Drewenitz major, Drewenitz </p><p>minor) were officially documented the first time in 1262. They belonged to the former <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milceni" target="_blank">Milceni </a>area. teacher training institute </p><p><strong>0.1.8 Notes </strong></p><p>Some publications cite a first reference of Großdrebnitz </p><p>already for 1007, when <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" target="_blank">Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor </a></p><p>donated a <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castellum" target="_blank">castellum </a><a href="/goto?url=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebista" target="_blank"><em>Trebista </em></a>to the Bishop of <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mei%C3%9Fen" target="_blank">Meißen</a>. This is not proved and no traces of a historical <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgward" target="_blank">burgward </a>were found in the village. Moreover, <a href="/goto?url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doberschau" target="_blank">Doberschau </a>claims this origin too, based on the same document. </p><p>[1] <a href="/goto?url=https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Z_Gemeinde_akt.pdf" target="_blank">“Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Ein- </a><a href="/goto?url=https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Z_Gemeinde_akt.pdf" target="_blank">wohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" </a>(PDF). </p>