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Bautzen Prison
Bautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 ''Budissin'' in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river, is the eighth most populous town in Saxony, and is the seat of Saxony's largest district. Bautzen lies in the bilingual Sorbian settlement area ('' Serbski sydlenski rum'') of Lusatia, and is Lusatia's third-largest town after Cottbus and Görlitz, as well as the second-largest town in Upper Lusatia. The town lies in the hilly Upper Lusatian Gefilde ( ''Hornjołužiske hona''), a part of the northwesternmost foothills of the Sudetes, just north of the Lusatian Highlands. Bautzen is the first larger town on the Spree River (), and the Bautzen Reservoir ( ''Budyska rěčna zawěra'') lies in the north of the town. In 2021, Bautzen had a population of around 38,000. Although Görlitz is larger, it is Bautzen that is regarded as the historical capital of Upper Lusatia. Bautzen is the politica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czorneboh
Czorneboh (; , ) is a mountain between Hochkirch and Cunewalde in Upper Lusatia. Czorneboh is located 10 km from the German-Czech border north of Šluknov and 8 km southeast of Bautzen with an altitude of 555.7 m. It is the highest point of this foothill of the Lusatian Highlands. The peak of the Czorneboh is located in the district of Muschwitz, Meschwitz (municipality Hochkirch). There is a mountain hostel and an observation tower on the top. Name The name ''Czorneboh'' as the name of the highest mountain range between the municipalities of Cunewalde and Hochkirch, formerly known as ''Schleifberg'' or ''Praschwiza'', is probably an 18th century invention. It starts with the mention of Helmold, Helmold of Bozow in the ''Chronicon Slavorum, Chronica Slavorum'' around 1168, in which he tells about the wealth of holy groves and gods among Slavs. In one fragment he writes: "Also, the Slavs have a strange delusion. At their feasts and carousals, they pass about a bowl over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
