page_title: Bischofswerda
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Bischofswerda / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der sogenannte Bischofssitz wurde nach dem großen Bischofswerdaer Stadtbrand von 1813 im Jahr 1818 auf Veranlassung Gottlob Friedrich Thormeyers in der erhaltenen klassizistischen Form errichtet. Die zweiflügelige Hofumbauung wurde später ergänzt. In der mittleren Etage des Hauptgebäudes befindet sich die Stadt- und Kreisbibliothek.
context_page_description: Bischofswerda is a small town in Germany at the western edge of Upper Lusatia in Saxony.
context_section_description: The town is located 33 km to the east of Dresden at the edge of the Upper Lusatian mountain country. The town is known as the "Gateway to Upper Lusatia" – "Tor zur Oberlausitz" in German. It is located in the district of Bautzen. The town is 18 km west of Bautzen itself. Großdrebnitz is among its quarters. The river Wesenitz flows through Bischofswerda.
caption: Bischofssitz
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