Königswartha, in
Sorbian Rakecy, 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 20 km north 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.
''"Rakecy"'' means "men of the crab" (''rak'' being Sorbian for "crab"). The village was mentioned the first time in 1350.
File:Kirche in Königswartha 3.JPG, Church in Königswartha
File:Bahnhofstraße 4 Königswartha.JPG, Town hall
File:Schloss Königswartha 2.JPG, Castle of Königswartha
File:Milkeler Straße 43 Königswartha.JPG, Old house in Königswartha
File:Kriegerdenkmal Königswartha 2.JPG, War memorial
File:Hauptstraße 16 Königswartha 3.JPG, Rest home
Geography
The municipality is situated in the
Upper Lusatian flatland. The village stretches along the river
Schwarzwasser.
Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality:
*Caminau (''Kamjenej'')
*Commerau (''Komorow'')
*Entenschenke (''Kača Korčma'')
*Eutrich (''Jitk'')
*Johnsdorf (''Jeńšecy'')
*Königswartha (''Rakecy'')
*Neudorf (''Nowa Wjes'')
*Niesendorf (''Niža Wjes'')
*Oppitz (''Psowje'')
*Truppen (''Trupin'')
*Wartha (''Stróža'')
References
Populated places in Bautzen (district)
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