Lippitsch (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

) or Lipič (

Upper Sorbian Upper Sorbian (), occasionally referred to as Wendish (), is a minority language spoken by Sorbs in the historical province of Upper Lusatia, today part of Saxony, Germany. It is a West Slavic language, along with Lower Sorbian, Czech, Poli ...

) is a village in the administrative district of

Bautzen Bautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 ''Budissin'' in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree (river), Spree river, is the eighth most ...

, in northeastern

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

, in eastern Germany. It belongs to

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 ...

and was an independent municipality until 1977, when it was absorbed by Milkel. In 1999, it became part of the municipality

Radibor Radibor (German) or Radwor (Upper Sorbian, ) is a municipality in Saxony in Germany. It is situated in Upper Lusatia about 10 km north of Bautzen Bautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 ''Budissin'' in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Ger ...

. The population is 185 (2011). The name comes from the Sorbian word, lipa for limetree. Lipič accordingly means place with a limetree. In 1875, the village had a population of 231, 90,9% Sorbian by ethnicity.

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Former municipalities in Saxony Populated places in Bautzen (district) {{Saxony-geo-stub