Coordinates: 51°14′N 14°31′E / 51.233°N 14.517°E / 51.233; 14.517

Malschwitz

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Malschwitz
Malešecy
Malschwitz Church
Malschwitz Church
Location of Malschwitz
Malešecy within Bautzen district
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CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Municipal assoc.Malschwitz
Subdivisions14
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Matthias Seidel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
93.27 km2 (36.01 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
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 • Total
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02694
Dialling codes035932
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
Websitewww.malschwitz.de

Malschwitz (German, pronounced [ˈmalʃvɪts]) or Malešecy (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 6 km northeast of the eponymous city.

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.

Geography

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The municipality is situated in the flatland in the Upper Lusatian plain, south of the so-called Lusatian Lake District. The villages of Halbendorf, Lömischau, Lieske and Neudorf lie along the river Spree.

Several villages belong to the municipality; names given in German and Upper Sorbian:

  • Malschwitz/Malešecy
  • Pließkowitz/Plusnikecy
  • Briesing/Brězynka
  • Niedergurig/Delnja Hórka
  • Doberschütz/Dobrošecy
  • Kleinbautzen/Budyšink
  • Preititz/Přiwćicy
  • Cannewitz/Skanecy
  • Rackel/Rakojdy
  • Baruth bei Bautzen/Bart
  • Brießnitz/Brězecy
  • Dubrauke/Dubrawka
  • Buchwalde/Bukojna
  • Gleina/Hlina

Publications

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  • Trudla Malinkowa/Weldon Mersiovsky (ed.): Malschwitz. Malešecy. A Wendish Village in Lusatia. Serbin 2018, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

References

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