Lohsa (

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) or Łaz (

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 (

: ''Einheitsgemeinde'') in the district of Bautzen, in

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 ...

. The municipality is part of the recognized

Sorbian settlement area hsb, Serbski sydlenski rum, dsb, Serbski sedleński rum, image_map=File:Sorbisches Siedlungsgebiet.png, subdivision_type1=Country, subdivision_name1=Germany, subdivision_type2=State, subdivision_name2=Saxony, subdivision_type3=State, subdivision ...

in Saxony.

has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages. File:Rathaus Lohsa 2.JPG, Municipal building in Lohsa File:Kirche Lohsa.JPG, Church in Lohsa File:Mittelschule Lohsa.JPG, School in Lohsa File:Fledermausschloss Weißig Lohsa.JPG, Castle in Weißig/Wysoka in Lohsa district

Villages

Several villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian): * Dreiweibern/Tři Žony * Driewitz/Drěwcy * Friedersdorf/Bjedrichecy * Groß Särchen/Wulke Ždźary * Hermsdorf/Spree/Hermanecy *

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

/Koblicy * Lippen/Lipiny * Litschen/Złyčin * Lohsa/Łaz * Mortka/Mortkow * Riegel/Roholń *

Steinitz Steinitz may refer to: * Steinitz, Germany, a town in the district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany * Steinitz (surname) {{Disambiguation ...

/Šćeńca * Tiegling/Tyhelc * Weißig/Wysoka * Weißkollm/Běły Chołmc

Economy and Infrastructure

Education

The municipality of Lohsa has a primary school in Groß Särchen and a secondary school.

Traffic

To the east of the municipality runs the B 156, to the west the B 96, via which the B 97 to the northwest can be reached. Lohsa is connected to the Niesky-Hoyerswerda(-Falkenberg (Elster)-Roßlau (Elbe)) railway line by a demand stop. The RB 64 line (

Hoyerswerda Hoyerswerda () or Wojerecy () is a major district town in the district of Bautzen in the German state of Saxony. It is located in the Sorbian settlement area of Upper Lusatia, a region where some people speak the Sorbian language in addition to G ...

Görlitz Görlitz (; pl, Zgorzelec, hsb, Zhorjelc, cz, Zhořelec, :de:Ostlausitzer Mundart, East Lusatian dialect: ''Gerlz'', ''Gerltz'', ''Gerltsch'') is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is located on the Lusatian Neisse River, and ...

) operates here as ''Seenland-Neisse-Shuttle''.

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