30 seats Economic situation While part of East Germany, employment in Hoyerswerda was provided by a power plant, glassworks, coal mines, and an army artillery range. With the reunification of Germany and the subsequent demise of a centrally planned economy, the city lost many jobs as the glassworks and artillery range were closed, and the power plant reduced its payroll. The industries on the secondary sector disappeared nearly completely. It is, however, expected that new houses must be built in Hoyerswerda, because of an anticipated increase in population due to copper mining at Schwarze Pumpe. There is also a thermal power plant planned for Hoyerswerda, because the district heating contract with Schwarze Pumpe will end in 2016. Unemployment remains at 13%. Hoyerswerda holds third place regarding poverty of children according to a statistics of the Child Protection Alliance. Notable people Alfred Otto Herz (1856–1906), entomologist Rudolf von Sebottendorf (1875–1945), founder of the anti-semitic and racial Thule Society Günter Peters (1907–1987), painter und zoo director, museum curator from 1952 until 1975 Hermann Mau (1913–1952), historian, teacher and university lecturer Kurt Klinkert (1927–2004), painter Gertrud Winzer also Gertraud Winzer (born 1940), politician (CDU), MdL Rainer Nachtigall (born 1941), footballer in the GDR Heinz Kozur (1942–2013), paleontologist and stratigrapher Rolf Babiel (1952–2009), well-known gastronome in New York City Petra Pfaff (born 1960), track and field athlete Frank Hirche (born 1961), politician (CDU), MdL Roland Hennig (born 1967), racing cyclist Mike Hauschild (born 1972), politician Marcel Rozgonyi (born 1976), footballer Krystyna Schreiber (born 1976), journalist Matthias Heidrich (born 1977), footballer Evelyn Schmidt (born 1983), German Wine Queen, 2007/08. Stefanie Karg (born 1986), volleyball player Tony Jantschke (born 1990), footballer Marvin Stefaniak (born 1995), footballer Lived in Hoyerswerda Ursula Katharina Lubomirska (1680–1743), Polish noblewoman, mistress of King Augustus II the Strong (lived here, was owner of the castle for over 30 years) Jan Michał Dąbrowski (1718–1779), colonel of the Polish Army (lived here) Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755–1818), Polish general, national hero of Poland (grew up here) Konrad Zuse (1910–1995), computer pioneer (did his Abitur here) Rochus Misch (1917–2013), radio operator, bodyguard of Hitler (did his painter education here) Brigitte Reimann (1933–1973), writer (lived here in the 1960s) Gerhard Gundermann (1955–1998), songwriter and rock musician (Abitur, life and musical work until 1987, sepulchre on the graveyard of Hoyerswerda ) Twin towns – sister cities Hoyerswerda is twinned with: Dillingen, Germany (1988) Huittinen, Finland (1998) Środa Wielkopolska,