Guttau, in
Sorbian Hućina, is a village and a former 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 and lies northeast of the
eponymous city. Since 1 January 2013, it is part of the municipality
Malschwitz
Malschwitz (German) or Malešecy (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 6 km northeast of the eponymous city.
The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian sett ...
.
Geography
The municipality was situated in the
Upper Lusatian plain, south of the so-called
Lusatian Lake District
The Lusatian Lake District (german: Lausitzer Seenland, dsb, Łužyska jazorina, hsb, Łužiska jězorina) is a chain of artificial lakes under construction in Germany across the north-eastern part of Saxony and the southern part of Brandenburg ...
. The villages of Halbendorf, Lömischau, Lieske and Neudorf lie along the river
Spree
Spree may refer to:
Geography
* Spree (river), river in Germany
Film and television
* '' The Spree'', a 1998 American television film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace
* ''Spree'' (film), a 2020 American film starring Joe Keery
* "Spree" (''Number ...
.
Villages
Several villages belonged to the municipality:
* Brösa (''Brězyna''),
* Guttau (''Hućina''),
* Halbendorf/Spree (''Połpica''),
* Kleinsaubernitz (''Zubornička''),
* Lieske (''Lěskej''),
* Lömischau (''Lemišow''),
* Neudorf/Spree (''Nowa Wjes/Sprjewja''),
* Ruhethal (''Wotpočink''),
* Wartha (''Stróža'').
References
Former municipalities in Saxony
Populated places in Bautzen (district)
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