Lohsa (
German
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**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 Łaz (
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 municipality in the
district of Bautzen, in
Saxony
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, in eastern
Germany
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.
The municipality is part of the recognized
Sorbian settlement area
The Sorbian settlement area ( , , ; in Brandenburg officially ''Siedlungsgebiet der Sorben/Wenden'') commonly makes reference to the area in the east of Saxony and the South of Brandenburg in which the West Slavs, West Slavic people of the Sorbs ...
in Saxony.
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 ...
has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.
Demographics
The
Sorbian population of the village was 358 in 1840, 355 in 1860, and 400 in 1880.
Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian):
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Dreiweibern/Tři Žony
*
Driewitz/Drěwcy
*
Friedersdorf/Bjedrichecy
*
Groß Särchen/Wulke Ždźary
*
Hermsdorf/Spree/Hermanecy
*
Koblenz
Koblenz ( , , ; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz'') is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary.
Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military p ...
/Koblicy
*
Lippen/Lipiny
*
Litschen/Złyčin
* Lohsa/Łaz
*
Mortka/Mortkow
*
Riegel/Roholń
*
Steinitz/Šćeńca
*
Tiegling/Tyhelc
*
Weißig/Wysoka
*
Weißkollm/Běły Chołmc
Economy and Infrastructure
Education
The municipality of Lohsa has a primary school in Groß Särchen and a secondary school.
Traffic
To the east of the municipality runs the
B 156, to the west the
B 96, via which the
B 97 to the northwest can be reached.
Lohsa is connected to the
Niesky-Hoyerswerda(-Falkenberg (Elster)-Roßlau (Elbe)) railway line by a demand stop. The RB 64 line (
Hoyerswerda
Hoyerswerda () or Wojerecy () is a major district town in the district of Bautzen in the German state of Saxony. It is located in the Sorbian settlement area of Upper Lusatia, in which the Upper Sorbian language is spoken in addition to German.
...
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Görlitz
Görlitz (; ; ; ; ; Lusatian dialects, East Lusatian: , , ) is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is on the river Lusatian Neisse and is the largest town in Upper Lusatia, the second-largest town in the region of Lusatia after ...
) operates here as ''Seenland-Neisse-Shuttle''.
Notable people
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Handrij Zejler (1804–1872), Sorbian writer and activist, lived and died in Łaz
[
* Martha Israel (1905–), politician]
Gallery
File:Rathaus Lohsa 2.JPG, Municipal building
File:Kirche Lohsa.JPG, Church
File:Mittelschule Lohsa.JPG, School
File:Fledermausschloss Weißig Lohsa.JPG, Castle in Weißig/Wysoka
See also
* Speicherbecken Lohsa
References
External links
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Populated places in Bautzen (district)
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