Königswartha

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Königswartha
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Königswartha
Königswartha (Germany)
Königswartha
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Bautzen
Mayor Georg Paschke (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 41.39 km² (16 sq mi)
Elevation 141 m  (463 ft)
Population 4,010  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 97 /km² (251 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BZ
Postal code 02699
Area code 035931
Website www.koenigswartha.net
Location of Königswartha within Bautzen district
Map

Coordinates: 51°19′00″N 14°20′00″E / 51.316667, 14.333333

Königswartha (Sorbian Rakecy) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 20 km north of the eponymous city.

"Rakecy" means "men of the cancer". The village was mentioned the first time in 1350.

[edit] Geography

The municipality is situated in the Upper Lusatian flatland. The village lies in the sorbian settlement area along the river Schwarzwasser.

[edit] Villages

Several villages belong to the municipality:

  • Caminau (Kamjenej)
  • Commerau (Komorow)
  • Entenschenke (Kača Korčma)
  • Eutrich (Jitk)
  • Johnsdorf (Jeńšecy)
  • Königswartha (Rakecy)
  • Neudorf (Nowa Wjes)
  • Niesendorf (Niža Wjes)
  • Oppitz (Psowje)
  • Truppen (Trupin)
  • Wartha (Stróža)