Ralbitz-Rosenthal

Ralbitz-Rosenthal
Cemetery in Ralbitz
Coat of arms
Ralbitz-Rosenthal
Location of Ralbitz-Rosenthal within Bautzen district
Coordinates: 51°17′30″N 14°14′30″E / 51.29167°N 14.24167°ECoordinates: 51°17′30″N 14°14′30″E / 51.29167°N 14.24167°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Municipal assoc.	Am Klosterwasser
Government
• Mayor	Hubertus Rietscher (CDU)
Area
• Total	31.69 km^2 (12.24 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,727
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01920
Dialling codes	035796
Vehicle registration	BZ
Website	www.ralbitz-rosenthal.de

Ralbitz-Rosenthal, in Sorbian Ralbicy-Róžant, is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. Rosenthal is a well known pilgrimage site, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and administered by the Order of Cistercians.

The municipality belongs to Upper Lusatia and is located in the central settlement area of the Sorbs. It consists of following villages:

• Cunnewitz (Upper Sorbian: Konjecy), 268 inh.
• Gränze (Hrajnca), 54 inh.
• Laske (Łask), 85 inh.
• Naußlitz (Nowoslicy), 121 inh.
• Neu-Schmerlitz (Nowa Smjerdźaca), 1 inh.
• Ralbitz (Ralbicy), 333 inh.
• Rosenthal (Róžant), 265 inh.
• Schmerlitz (Smjerdźaca), 182 inh.
• Schönau (Šunow), 308 inh.
• Zerna (Sernjany), 191 inh.

References

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