Königswartha

Königswartha
Coat of arms
Königswartha
Location of Königswartha within Bautzen district
Coordinates: 51°19′N 14°20′E / 51.317°N 14.333°ECoordinates: 51°19′N 14°20′E / 51.317°N 14.333°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Government
• Mayor	Georg Paschke (CDU)
Area
• Total	47.04 km^2 (18.16 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,572
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	02699
Dialling codes	035931
Vehicle registration	BZ
Website	www.koenigswartha.net

Königswartha, in 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.

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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 lies in the sorbian settlement area 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)

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2014] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 7 September 2015.