Malschwitz

Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Malschwitz/Malešecy within Bautzen district

(2022–29) Matthias Seidel^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total93.21 km² (35.99 sq mi)Elevation

150 m (490 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,714 • Density51/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

02694

Dialling codes035932Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KMWebsitewww.malschwitz.de

Malschwitz (German) or Malešecy (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 6 km northeast of the eponymous city.

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.

Geography

The municipality is situated in the flatland in the Upper Lusatian plain, south of the so-called Lusatian Lake District. The villages of Halbendorf, Lömischau, Lieske and Neudorf lie along the river Spree.

Several villages belong to the municipality; names given in German and Upper Sorbian:

Malschwitz/Malešecy
Pließkowitz/Plusnikecy
Briesing/Brězynka
Niedergurig/Delnja Hórka
Doberschütz/Dobrošecy
Kleinbautzen/Budyšink
Preititz/Přiwćicy
Cannewitz/Skanecy
Rackel/Rakojdy
Baruth bei Bautzen/Bart
Brießnitz/Brězecy
Dubrauke/Dubrawka
Buchwalde/Bukojna
Gleina/Hlina

Brösa/Brězyna
Guttau/Hućina
Halbendorf/Spree / Połpica
Kleinsaubernitz/Zubornička
Lieske/Lěskej
Lömischau/Lemišow
Neudorf/Spree / Nowa Wjes/Sprjewja
Ruhethal/Wotpočink
Wartha/Stróža

Publications

Trudla Malinkowa/Weldon Mersiovsky (ed.): Malschwitz. Malešecy. A Wendish Village in Lusatia. Serbin 2018, ISBN 978-1-944891-52-7

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.