Göda, in
Sorbian Hodźij, 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 the
district of Bautzen and lies west of the
eponymous city.
The municipality is part of the recognized
Sorbian settlement area
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in Saxony.
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 ...
has an official status next to German, all settlements bear names in both languages.
Geography
The municipality is located within the hills of
Upper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia (german: Oberlausitz ; hsb, Hornja Łužica ; dsb, Górna Łužyca; szl, Gōrnŏ Łużyca; pl, Łużyce Górne or ''Milsko''; cz, Horní Lužice) is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to the ...
.
Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality:
*Coblenz (''Koblicy'') with Coblenz, Dobranitz (''Dobranecy''), Kleinpraga (''Mała Praha''), Nedaschütz (''Njezdašecy''), Pietzschwitz (''Běčicy'') and Zischkowitz (''Čěškecy'');
*Göda (''Hodźij'');
*Göda surroundings with Birkau (''Brěza''), Buscheritz (''Bóšericy''), Dahren (''Darin''), Döbschke (''Debiškow''), Jannowitz (''Janecy'') and Semmichau (''Zemichow'');
*Kleinförstchen (''Mała Boršć'') with Dreistern (''Tři Hwězdy''), Kleinförstchen, Neu-Bloaschütz (''Nowe Błohašecy''), Oberförstchen (''Hornja Boršć''), Preske (''Praskow'') and Siebitz (''Dźiwoćicy'');
*Prischwitz (''Prěčecy'') with Dreikretscham (''Haslow''), Liebon (''Liboń''), Muschelwitz (''Myšecy''), Paßditz (''Pozdecy''), Prischwitz, Sollschwitz (''Sulšecy''), Storcha (''Baćoń'') and Zscharnitz (''Čornecy'');
*Seitschen (''Žičeń'') with Kleinseitschen (''Žičeńk'') and Seitschen;
*Spittwitz (''Spytecy'') with Leutwitz (''Lutyjecy''), Neuspittwitz (''Nowe Spytecy'') and Spittwitz.
References
Populated places in Bautzen (district)
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