Lohsa
Lohsa (German) or Łaz (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality (German: Einheitsgemeinde) in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany.
Lohsa/Łaz | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lohsa/Łaz within Bautzen district  | |
  Lohsa/Łaz  Lohsa/Łaz | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′2″N 14°24′12″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 (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,153 |
| • 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.
Municipal building in Lohsa
Church in Lohsa
School in Lohsa
Castle in Weißig/Wysoka in Lohsa district
Villages
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
Education
The municipality of Lohsa has a primary school in Groß Särchen and a secondary school.
Traffic
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
- Martha Israel (1905–c. 1967), politician[3]
See also
References
- Wahlergebnisse 2023, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
- 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
Media related to Lohsa at Wikimedia Commons
