Neschwitz,
Sorbian Njeswačidło, 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 14 km northwest 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 villages bear names in both languages.
Geography
The municipality is situated in the
Upper Lusatian flatland.
Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality:
*Neschwitz (''Njeswačidło'')
*Caßlau (''Koslow'')
*Doberschütz (''Dobrošicy'')
*Holscha (''Holešow'')
*Holschdubrau (''Holešowska Dubrawka'')
*Kleinholscha ("Holška")
*Krinitz (''Króńca'')
*Lissahora (''Liša Hora'')
*Loga (''Łahow'')
*Lomske (''Łomsk'')
*Luga (''Łuh'')
*Neudorf (''Nowa Wjes'')
*Pannewitz (''Banecy'')
*Saritsch (''Zarěč'')
*Übigau (''Wbohow'')
*Weidlitz (''Wutołčicy'') and
*Zescha (''Šešow'')
References
Populated places in Bautzen (district)
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