Lohsa

Lohsa/Łaz
Coat of arms
Lohsa/Łaz
Location of Lohsa/Łaz within Bautzen district
Coordinates: 51°23′2″N 14°24′12″E / 51.38389°N 14.40333°ECoordinates: 51°23′2″N 14°24′12″E / 51.38389°N 14.40333°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Government
• Mayor	Udo Witschas (CDU)
Area
• Total	134.36 km^2 (51.88 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,393
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	02999
Dialling codes	035724/035726
Vehicle registration	BZ
Website	Einheitsgemeinde Lohsa

Lohsa (Sorbian: Łaz) is a municipality (German: Einheitsgemeinde) in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany.

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.

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  Municipal building in Lohsa
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  Church in Lohsa
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  School in Lohsa
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  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)

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.

External links

• Media related to Lohsa at Wikimedia Commons