Zentendorf (Upper Sorbian: Šćeńc, pronounced [ˈʃtʃɛnʲts]) is a village (Ortsteil) of Neißeaue, in the district Görlitz, Saxony, Germany. Prior to its incorporation into Neißeaue on 1 January 1999, Zentendorf was part of the municipality of Deschka and until 1 July 1950, it was an independent municipality. Zentendorf is the easternmost place in Saxony and Germany.
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| Coordinates: 51°16′44″N 15°1′46″E / 51.27889°N 15.02944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Görlitz |
| Municipality | Neißeaue |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 145 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
History
editThe small village of Zentendorf was first mentioned in 1390 under the name of Cenetindorf. A wide variety of place names have been mentioned for the place in the further course of time. In 1427, it was called Czenthendorf and in 1533 Zenttendorff; in 1560 the place name Centendorf was recorded. In 1791, Zentendorf was first mentioned under its current name.[2] The place name is derived from the Sorbian term for "young dog".[3]
References
edit- ^ "Wissenswertes über die Gemeinde". Gemeinde Neißeaue. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Zentendorf in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen) Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Arnošt Muka: Serbski zemjepisny słowničk. Budyšin, 1927, S. 30 (Digitalisat).