Demitz-Thumitz (

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) or Zemicy-Tumicy (

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 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 (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. It belongs to the district of Bautzen.

Geography

The municipality is situated at the edge of the

Lausitzer Bergland The Lusatian Highlands''Upper Lusatia''
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(''Lusatian Hills'').

Villages

The following villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian): *Demitz-Thumitz/Zemicy-Tumicy *Wölkau/Wjelkowy *Medewitz/Mjedźojz *Birkenrode/Brězyšćo *Rothnaußlitz/ *Cannewitz/Chanecy *Karlsdorf/ *Pottschapplitz/Počaplicy *Pohla-Stacha/Palow-Stachow

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Demitz-Thumitz was part of the

Kingdom of Saxony The Kingdom of Saxony (german: Königreich Sachsen), lasting from 1806 to 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in French period, Napoleonic through German Confederation, post-Napoleonic Germany. The kingdom was ...

Transport

Demitz-Thumitz is located at the railroad line

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

Görlitz Görlitz (; pl, Zgorzelec, hsb, Zhorjelc, cz, Zhořelec, East Lusatian dialect: ''Gerlz'', ''Gerltz'', ''Gerltsch'') is a town in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the Lusatian Neisse River, and is the largest town in Upper Lusa ...

and the

Bundesstraße ''Bundesstraße'' ( German for "federal highway"), abbreviated ''B'', is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways. Germany Germany's ''Bundesstraßen'' network has a total length of about 40,000 km. German ''Bundesstraße ...

6 (Dresden-

Bautzen Bautzen () or Budyšin () is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river. In 2018 the town's population was 39,087. Until 1868, its German name was ''Bu ...

References

Populated places in Bautzen (district) {{Bautzen-geo-stub