Delany (
Sorbian for "lowland") is the usual name for the low-lying, larger part of the former estate of
St. Marienstern Abbey in
Panschwitz-Kuckau in German
Lusatia
Lusatia (; ; ; ; ; ), otherwise known as Sorbia, is a region in Central Europe, formerly entirely in Germany and today territorially split between Germany and modern-day Poland. Lusatia stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the eas ...
. The region is in the centre of
Bautzen district
The district of Bautzen (, ) is a district in the state of Saxony in Germany. Its largest towns are Bautzen, Bischofswerda, Kamenz, Hoyerswerda and Radeberg. It is the biggest district in Saxony by area, and a member of the Neisse Euroregion.
It ...
along the River
Klosterwasser in
Upper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia (, ; , ; ; or ''Milsko''; ) is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to the north, it makes up the region of Lusatia, named after the Polabian Slavs, Slavic ''Lusici'' tribe. Both parts of Lusatia a ...
. It lies between the villages of
Räckelwitz
Räckelwitz ( German) or Worklecy ( Sorbian, ) is a municipality in Bautzen district, in the state of Saxony, Germany. The municipality of Räckelwitz has a population of 1,111 (2020) and is a member of the municipal association ''"Am Klosterwas ...
(''Worklecy'') to the south and
Wittichenau
Wittichenau ( German) or Kulow ( Upper Sorbian, ) is a bilingual town in the district of Bautzen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 6 km south of Hoyerswerda.
This small municipality is situa ...
(''Kulow'') to the north and is part of the heart of the present-day Sorbian language region.
Unlike
Oberland around
Crostwitz
Crostwitz ( German) or Chrósćicy ( Upper Sorbian, ) is a village and municipality in the center of the German district of Bautzen in Saxony. It is located in Upper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia (, ; , ; ; or ''Milsko''; ) is a historical region ...
and Panschwitz the ''Niederland'' has sandier, less fertile soils and a larger proportion of woodland.
[Walde, Martin: ''Katholisches versus evangelisches Milieu bei den Sorben'' in: Lětopis 53 (2006) 2, pp. 15 ff., Ludowe nakładnistwo Domowina, Budyšin/Bautzen, 2006]
Other villages in the ''Niederland'' are
Ralbitz,
Rosenthal
Rosenthal is a German and Jewish surname meaning "rose valley". The Lithuanized form is Rosenthalis. Notable people with the name include:
A
* Abe M. Rosenthal (1922–2006), ''New York Times'' editor and columnist
* Albert Rosenthal (1863– ...
,
Schönau and
Sollschwitz. From the 16th to the 19th century, all the aforementioned villages fell within the territory of Marienstern Abbey and are thus still Roman Catholic today.
References
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Bautzen (district)
Regions of Saxony