Königswartha
Königswartha
Rakecy | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Königswartha
within Bautzen district | |
Location of Königswartha | |
Königswartha Königswartha | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′N 14°20′E / 51.317°N 14.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Swen Nowotny[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.04 km2 (18.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,387 |
| • Density | 72.00/km2 (186.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02699 |
| Dialling codes | 035931 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ, BIW, HY, KM |
| Website | www.koenigswartha.net |
Königswartha, in Sorbian Rakecy (pronounced [ˈʁakɛtsɨ]), 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.
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.
"Rakecy" means "men of the crab" (rak being Sorbian for "crab"). The village was mentioned the first time in 1350.
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Church in Königswartha
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Town hall
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Castle of Königswartha
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Old house in Königswartha
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War memorial
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Rest home
Geography
The municipality is situated in the Upper Lusatian flatland. The village stretches along the river Schwarzwasser.
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)
Twin towns – sister cities
Königswartha is member of the so called "Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft". It connects cities, which are connected to the mineral Kaolin. The partnership was established in November 2004. Aside Königswartha the members of this partnership are the bavarian cities Schnaittenbach, Tirschenreuth and Hirschau, from Saxony Sornzig-Ablaß and the city Mügeln, Nová Role from Czech Republic and Nowogrodziec from Poland.[3]
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Partnerschaften" (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2024-01-18.