Nebelschütz (

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) or Njebjelčicy (

Upper Sorbian Upper Sorbian (), occasionally referred to as Wendish (), is a minority language spoken by Sorbs in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, today part of Saxony, Germany. It is a West Slavic language, along with Lower Sorbian, Czech, Poli ...

) is a Sorbian village in the district of Bautzen of

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in eastern

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. It lies to the south-east of

Kamenz Kamenz () or Kamjenc ( Sorbian, ) is a town (''Große Kreisstadt'') in the district of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany. Until 2008 it was the administrative seat of Kamenz District. The town is known as the birthplace of the philosopher and poet Gotth ...

. The municipality is part of the recognized

Sorbian settlement area The Sorbian settlement area ( , , ; in Brandenburg officially ''Siedlungsgebiet der Sorben/Wenden'') commonly makes reference to the area in the east of Saxony and the South of Brandenburg in which the West Slavs, West Slavic people of the Sorbs ...

in Saxony.

has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages. In 2004, two thirds of the population spoke Sorbian.Walde, Martin: ''Demographisch-statistische Betrachtungen im Gemeindeverband "Am Klosterwasser".'' In: Lětopis 51 (2004), Heft 1 The town is dominated by the Baroque church of St Martin, which stands on high ground. Whilst mildly impressive from the outside the church is more noted for its magnificent interior. The church has a curious combination of both pulpit and altar, reflecting the Catholic dominance within the Sorbian area.

History

The village is first mentioned in 1304 in a document written in the nearby monastery of

Panschwitz-Kuckau Panschwitz-Kuckau (German language, German) or Pančicy-Kukow (Upper Sorbian language, Upper Sorbian, ) is a municipality in the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is the site of the well-known monastery ''Sankt Mariens ...

. The local church was founded by 1346 as a filial church of the parish in

(Kamjenc), when it was part of the Czech (Bohemian) Crown Lands. In 1880, the village had a population of 271, 90,4%

Sorbs Sorbs (; ; ; ; ; also known as Lusatians, Lusatian Serbs and Wends) are a West Slavs, West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the parts of Lusatia located in the German states of Germany, states of Saxony and Brandenburg. Sorbs tradi ...

Twin cities

Hlučín Hlučín (; ; ) is a town in Opava District the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It was the centre of the historic Hlučín Region. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an ...

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References

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