Oderwitz

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Oderwitz
Municipality
Location of Oderwitz within Görlitz district
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Coordinates: 50°57′32″N 14°43′7″E / 50.95889°N 14.71861°E / 50.95889; 14.71861
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Görlitz
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor (2020–27)	Cornelius Stempel[1]
Area
• Total	35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,855
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02791
Dialling codes	035842
Vehicle registration	GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Website	www.oderwitz.de

Oderwitz (German: [ˈoːdɐvɪts] ^ⓘ; from Slavic for 'rinse'; Upper Sorbian: Wódrjeńca, pronounced [ˈwʊdʁʲɛnʲtsa]) is a Saxon municipality in the district Görlitz in Upper Lusatia, Germany. It is located in the southeast of the Free State of Saxony near the border with the Czech Republic. It consists of the two districts Oberoderwitz (literally "Upper Oderwitz") and Niederoderwitz (literally "Lower Oderwitz"), in the historic tripartite division of the place also Mitteloderwitz is known.