Lohsa
Lohsa/Łaz | |
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Coat of arms of Lohsa/Łaz Coat of arms | |
Location of Lohsa/Łaz
within Bautzen district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Thomas Leberecht[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 134.53 km2 (51.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
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| 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 |
Lohsa (German, pronounced [ˈloːza]) or Łaz (Upper Sorbian, pronounced [ˈwas] <phonos file="Łaz.ogg"></phonos>) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, in eastern Germany.
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 | edit source]The Sorbian population of the village was 358 in 1840, 355 in 1860, and 400 in 1880.[2]
Villages
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]Education
[edit | edit source]The municipality of Lohsa has a primary school in Groß Särchen and a secondary school.
Traffic
[edit | edit source]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/Łaz railway station 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 the Seenland-Neisse-Shuttle.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Handrij Zejler (1804–1872), Sorbian writer and activist, lived and died in Łaz[2]
- Martha Israel (1905–c. 1967), politician[3]
Gallery
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Municipal building
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Church
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School
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Castle in Weißig/Wysoka
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2023, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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