Hoyerswerda Attractions

The Lusatian town of Hoyerswerda (Sorbian Wojerecy) lies 50km/30mi south of Cottbus in the valley of the Schwarze (Black) Elster. Before 1949 an unimportant small town, Hoyerswerda has multiplied its population tenfold as a result of the development of mining and electricity production in this area.

Hoyerswerda lies in the Sorbian language area, and in 1912 the Domowina, an organization designed to resist the increasing oppression of Sorbs by Germans, was founded in the town. (Domowina is a poetical name for "home" in the Sorbian language).