Neschwitz,
Sorbian Njeswačidło, is a municipality in the region of
Upper Lusatia
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in eastern
Saxony
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in eastern
Germany
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. It belongs to the
district of Bautzen and lies 14 km northwest of the
eponymous city.
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.
Geography
The municipality is situated in the
Upper Lusatian flatland.
Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality:
*Neschwitz (''Njeswačidło'')
*Caßlau (''Koslow'')
*Doberschütz (''Dobrošicy'')
*Holscha (''Holešow'')
*Holschdubrau (''Holešowska Dubrawka'')
*Kleinholscha ("Holška")
*Krinitz (''Króńca'')
*Lissahora (''Liša Hora'')
*Loga (''Łahow'')
*Lomske (''Łomsk'')
*Luga (''Łuh'')
*Neudorf (''Nowa Wjes'')
*Pannewitz (''Banecy'')
*Saritsch (''Zarěč'')
*Übigau (''Wbohow'')
*Weidlitz (''Wutołčicy'') and
*Zescha (''Šešow'')
References
Populated places in Bautzen (district)
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