Doberschau-Gaußig (

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) or Dobruša-Huska (

Upper Sorbian Upper Sorbian (), occasionally referred to as "Wendish", is a minority language spoken by Sorbs in Germany in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, which is today part of Saxony. It is grouped in the West Slavic language branch, together ...

) is a municipality in the east of

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It belongs to Bautzen district and lies southwest of the town of Bautzen. The larger part of the municipality belongs to the recognized

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in Saxony.

has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.

Geography

The municipality is situated at the northern edge of the

Lausitzer Bergland The Lusatian Highlands''Upper Lusatia''
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(''Lusatian Hills'').

Villages

The following villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian, followed by the number of inhabitants): * Arnsdorf/Warnoćicy - 152 inh. * Brösang/Brězynka - 67 inh. * Cossern/Kosarnja - 91 inh. * Diehmen/Demjany - 229 inh. * Doberschau/Dobruša - 1181 inh. * Drauschkowitz/Družkecy - 68 inh. * Dretschen/Drječin - 113 inh. * Gaußig/Huska - 618 inh. * Gnaschwitz/Hnašecy - 318 inh. * Golenz/Holca - 95 inh. * Grubschütz/Hrubjelčicy - 264 inh. * Günthersdorf/Hunćericy - 109 inh. * Katschwitz/Kočica - 42 inh. * Naundorf/Nowa Wjes - 361 inh. * Neu-Diehmen/Nowe Demjany - 40 inh. * Neu-Drauschkowitz/Nowe Družkecy - 38 inh. * Preuschwitz/Přišecy - 51 inh. * Schlungwitz/Słónkecy - 249 inh. * Techritz/Ćěchorjece - 89 inh. * Weißnaußlitz/Běłe Noslicy - 78 inh. * Zockau/Cokow - 113 inh.Numbers of 2008, December 31 as of Doberschau-Gaußig municipality

History

From 1952 to 1990, the constituent localities of Doberschau-Gaussig were part of the

Bezirk Dresden The Bezirk Dresden was a district (''Bezirk'') of East Germany that lasted from 1952 to 1990. Dresden would be reabsorbed back into Saxony after the reunification of Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Dresden. History The dist ...

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

. On 1 January 1994, the municipality of Doberschau-Gaussig was formed by merging the municipalities of Doberschau and Gaussig.

References

Populated places in Bautzen (district) {{Bautzen-geo-stub