Pulsnitz
Pulsnitz
Coordinates	51°10′54″N 14°0′47″E / 51.18167°N 14.01306°E / 51.18167; 14.01306
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Dresden
District	Bautzen
Municipal assoc.	Pulsnitz
Town subdivisions	5
Mayor	Erhard Rückwardt (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m  (951 ft)
Population	7,933  (31 December 2007)
- Density	297 /km2 (769 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BZ
Postal code	01896
Area code	035955
Website	www.pulsnitz.de
Location of the town of Pulsnitz within Bautzen district

Pulsnitz (Sorbian: Połčnica) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 11 km southwest of Kamenz, and 24 km northeast of the centre of Dresden.

Pulsnitz became famous for its Pfefferkuchen, a type of Lebkuchen, when in 1558 the bakers of Pulsnitz received permission to bake them. Today there are still eight Pfefferküchlereien bakeries. In 1745 the Pfefferküchler Tobias Thomas was known to be practising his craft in Pulsnitz as well as in Thorn in Prussia, where the famous Thorner Kathrinchen were made. Pulsnitz is informally known as Pfefferkuchenstadt meaning "Gingerbread Town".

[edit] External links

• (German) Official website

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