Lohsa (German) or Łaz (Upper Sorbian, pronounced [ˈwas]) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, in eastern Germany.
Lohsa/Łaz | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lohsa/Łaz within Bautzen district  | |
  Lohsa/Łaz  Lohsa/Łaz | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′2″N 14°24′12″E / 51.38389°N 14.40333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Thomas Leberecht[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134.36 km2 (51.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,145 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02999 |
| Dialling codes | 035724/035726 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ, BIW, HY, KM |
| Website | Einheitsgemeinde Lohsa |
The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.
Demographics edit
The Sorbian population of the village was 358 in 1840, 355 in 1860, and 400 in 1880.[3]
Villages edit
Several villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian):
- Dreiweibern/Tři Žony
- Driewitz/Drěwcy
- Friedersdorf/Bjedrichecy
- Groß Särchen/Wulke Ždźary
- Hermsdorf/Spree/Hermanecy
- Koblenz/Koblicy
- Lippen/Lipiny
- Litschen/Złyčin
- Lohsa/Łaz
- Mortka/Mortkow
- Riegel/Roholń
- Steinitz/Šćeńca
- Tiegling/Tyhelc
- Weißig/Wysoka
- Weißkollm/Běły Chołmc
Economy and Infrastructure edit
Education edit
The municipality of Lohsa has a primary school in Groß Särchen and a secondary school.
Traffic edit
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-Görlitz) operates here as Seenland-Neisse-Shuttle.
Notable people edit
- Handrij Zejler (1804–1872), Sorbian writer and activist, lived and died in Łaz[3]
- Martha Israel (1905–c. 1967), politician[4]
Gallery edit
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Municipal building -
Church -
School -
Castle in Weißig/Wysoka
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2023, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warszawa. 1884. p. 616.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Pawlowski, Rita (2008). Unsere Frauen stehen ihren Mann: Frauen in der Volkskammer der DDR 1950 bis 1989 : ein biographisches Handbuch [Our Women Stand Their Ground: Women in the People's Chamber of the GDR, 1950 to 1989: a Biographical Handbook] (in German). Berlin: Trafo Verlagsgruppe. p. 126. ISBN 978-3-89626-652-1. OCLC 277197894.
External links edit
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