Ottendorf-Okrilla

Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Ottendorf-Okrilla within Bautzen district

(2020–27) Rico Pfeiffer^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total25.88 km² (9.99 sq mi)Elevation

180 m (590 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total9,971 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

01458

Dialling codes035205Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KMWebsitewww.ottendorf-okrilla.de

Ottendorf-Okrilla is a municipality in the Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany. It is located 20 km northeast of Dresden.

Geography

The area of the municipality is 25.88 km², of which 1.58 km² are commercially used. The length from north to south is 6 km and the east to west length is 7 km. The municipality is subdivided into the Ortsteile Grünberg, Hermsdorf, Medingen and Ottendorf-Okrilla. It has two exits on the motorway A4 (Dresden - Görlitz) and four stations on the railway from Dresden to Königsbrück.

History

Ottendorf was first mentioned in 1346. The municipality Ottendorf-Okrilla was formed in 1921 by the merger of the former municipalities Ottendorf, Moritzdorf, Großokrilla, Kleinokrilla and Cunnersdorf. In 1994 Grünberg joined the municipality, and in 1999 Hermsdorf and Medingen.

Population

Population (31 December)
1998 - 10,253 1999 - 10,363 2000 - 10,343	2001 - 10,255 2002 - 10,273 2003 - 10,184	2011 - 9,826

Economy

Ottendorf-Okrilla has about 6,500 jobs in about 700 companies. It is also the location of the letter processing center of the Deutsche Post for the Dresden area.

References

^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.