Lohsa
Lohsa (Sorbian: Łaz) is a municipality (German: Einheitsgemeinde) in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany.
Lohsa
Łaz | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lohsa within Bautzen district  | |
  Lohsa  Lohsa | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′2″N 14°24′12″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–23) | Thomas Leberecht[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134.36 km2 (51.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,187 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/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, district of Lohsa
Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality:
- Dreiweibern (Sorbian: 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.
See also
References
- Bürgermeisterwahlen 2016, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
- "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
External links
Media related to Lohsa at Wikimedia Commons
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