Wermsdorf

Wermsdorf
Coat of arms
Wermsdorf
Location of Wermsdorf within Nordsachsen district
Coordinates: 51°17′0″N 12°57′0″E / 51.28333°N 12.95000°E / 51.28333; 12.95000Coordinates: 51°17′0″N 12°57′0″E / 51.28333°N 12.95000°E / 51.28333; 12.95000
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Government
• Mayor	Matthias Müller
Area
• Total	104.41 km2 (40.31 sq mi)
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	5,309
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	04779
Dialling codes	034364
Vehicle registration	TDO
Website	www.wermsdorf.de

Wermsdorf is a municipality in the North Saxony district in Saxony, Germany. Two hunting castles of the Saxon Dukes and Kings are to be found here.

Wermsdorf is situated within Wermsdorf Forest a wooded area of some 30 km/sq, less than 7.0 km to the north-west of Mügeln. The south side of Wermsdorf is deforested and looks out over a fairly flat landscape (being at the southerly end of the North German Plain) of agricultural land set out in crops. There are a number of man-made lakes suitable for recreation in the vicinity. A quarry lies to the north-east of Wermsdorf.

There are several historical buildings, some of which have been refurbished in the last few years. The most prominent is Hubertusburg, which, in spite of its more modest size, and bereft of the grand sweep of terraces-cum-steps of Sanssouci in Potsdam, does have a recognizably similar layout to Sanssouci, with the main building overlooking formal gardens, graveled walkways, outbuildings and a wooded area.

Nothing is known about the 638 ha large Waldhufendorf settlement as seat of Henricus de Weenboldisdorf mentioned in a document dating from 1206. The first documented mention of Wermsdorf was in 1215. Additional early mentions include:

In 1350 the place was recognised as an oppidum for the first time.

In 1721 construction began on a large Jagdschloss (hunting lodge), the Hubertusburg. Elector Friedrich August II of Saxony extended the palace in 1743 and it became one of the largest baroque hunting lodges in Europe. The Saxonian post station was founded in Wermsdorf in 1722. In 1756 the Seven Years' War broke out and in 1761 the Hubertusburg was plundered by the Prussians and has never recovered since. In 1763 the Hubertusburg Peace Treaty was signed, so-called even though it may have been signed in nearby Schloss Dahlen.