Panschwitz-Kuckau (
German
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) or Pančicy-Kukow (
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
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
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. It is the site of the well-known monastery ''Sankt Marienstern''.
The place is located at both sides of the ''Klosterwasser'' stream.
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. In 2001, half of the population spoke Sorbian.
[Walde, Martin: ''Demographisch-statistische Betrachtungen im Gemeindeverband "Am Klosterwasser".'' In: Lětopis 51 (2004), Heft 1]
Due to the local Sorbian dominance the population is mainly Catholic.
St Marienstern Monastery
![St Marienstern from the herb garden, Panschwitz-Kuckau](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/St_Marienstern_from_the_herb_garden%2C_Panschwitz-Kuckau.jpg)
The village is dominated by the huge monastery of St Marienstern.
It was founded as a
Cistercian
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monastery in 1248. The current structures mainly date from the 17th and 18th century.
The complex contains a Klosterstube (monastery restaurant, currently closed), a bakery, and a small botanical/herb garden to the south-east open at a small charge.
The small river Klosterwasser runs through the monastery and would have served its water and brewing needs.
References
Populated places in Bautzen (district)
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