Königswartha

Königswartha, in Sorbian Rakecy (pronounced [ˈʁakɛtsɨ]), is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 20 km north of the eponymous city.

Königswartha
Rakecy
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Königswartha within Bautzen district
Königswartha
Königswartha
Coordinates: 51°19′N 14°20′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Swen Nowotny[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total47.04 km2 (18.16 sq mi)
Elevation
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,454
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02699
Dialling codes035931
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
Websitewww.koenigswartha.net

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.

"Rakecy" means "men of the crab" (rak being Sorbian for "crab"). The village was mentioned the first time in 1350.

  • Church in Königswartha
  • Town hall
  • Castle of Königswartha
  • Old house in Königswartha
  • War memorial
  • Rest home

Geography

The municipality is situated in the Upper Lusatian flatland. The village stretches along the river Schwarzwasser.

Villages

Several villages belong to the municipality:

  • Caminau (Kamjenej)
  • Commerau (Komorow)
  • Entenschenke (Kača Korčma)
  • Eutrich (Jitk)
  • Johnsdorf (Jeńšecy)
  • Königswartha (Rakecy)
  • Neudorf (Nowa Wjes)
  • Niesendorf (Niža Wjes)
  • Oppitz (Psowje)
  • Truppen (Trupin)
  • Wartha (Stróža)

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Königswartha is member of the so called "Kaolinstädtepartnerschaft". It connects cities, which are connected to the mineral Kaolin. The partnership was established in November 2004. Aside Königswartha the members of this partnership are the bavarian cities Schnaittenbach, Tirschenreuth and Hirschau, from Saxony Sornzig-Ablaß and the city Mügeln, Nová Role from Czech Republic and Nowogrodziec from Poland.[3]

References
  1. Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. "Partnerschaften" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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