Kleinwelka
Situation of Kleinwelka in Bautzen
Kleinwelka (Sorbian: Mały Wjelkow) is a subdivision of the city of Bautzen, Germany. It was first mentioned in 1345. Since the mid-18th century it has been the site of a settlement congregation of the Moravian Church, the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine; for many years it was the seat of a boarding school for the children of missionaries from all over the world.
Kleinwelka is a station of the Osterreiten, a horseback Easter procession, from Bautzen to Radibor.
Its sites of interests are the Irrgarten (hedge maze) and the Sauriergarten (dinosaur garden).
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(in German)
Coordinates: 51°13′N 14°24′E / 51.217°N 14.400°E
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