Neusalza-Spremberg

Neusalza-Spremberg
Town
Pestalozzi School
Coat of arms
Location of Neusalza-Spremberg within Görlitz district
Neusalza-Spremberg Neusalza-Spremberg
Coordinates: 51°2′20″N 14°31′46″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Görlitz
Municipal assoc.	Neusalza-Spremberg
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Matthias Lehmann
Area
• Total	23.89 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation	325 m (1,066 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,165
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02742
Dialling codes	035872
Vehicle registration	GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Website	www.neusalza-spremberg.de

Neusalza-Spremberg () is a town in the district Görlitz, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, on the river Spree, 6 km northwest of Ebersbach, and 17 km southeast of Bautzen.

Number of inhabitants

• 1925: 3,675
• 1939: 3,701
• 1946: 4,436
• 1950: 4,723
• 1964: 4,204
• 1990: 2,862
• 2000: 2,567
• 2005: 2,488
• 2006: 2,442
• 2007: 3,812 (after incorporation of Friedersdorf)
• 2009: 3,691
• 2012: 3,453
• 2013: 3,420
• 2015: 3,356

Mayor

Matthias Lehmann was reelected in June 2022.

Sons and daughters of the town and its district Friedersdorf

• Karl Thieme (1862-1932), theologian, extraordinary professor for Theology at the University of Leipzig
• Paul Reichelt (1898-1981), German General of the Wehrmacht and the Bundeswehr