Lohsa

Lohsa

Łaz
Lohsa Łaz
	Coat of arms
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	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 (2016–23)	Thomas Leberecht (CDU)
Area
• Total	134.36 km2 (51.88 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• 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

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.

Municipal building in Lohsa
Church in Lohsa
School in Lohsa
Castle in Weißig, district of Lohsa

Villages[]

Several villages belong to the municipality:

(Sorbian: Tři Žony)
(Drěwcy)
(Bjedrichecy)
(Wulke Ždźary)
(Hermanecy)
(Koblicy)
(Lipiny)
(Złyčin)
Lohsa (Łaz)
(Mortkow)
(Roholń)
(Šćeńca)
(Tyhelc)
(Wysoka)
(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 , to the west the B 96, via which the 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.

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[]

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[1] Bürgermeisterwahlen 2016, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.

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