Krauschwitz

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Krauschwitz/Krušwica
Municipality
Parish church in Pechern
Parish church in Pechern
Coat of arms of Krauschwitz/Krušwica
Coat of arms
Location of Krauschwitz/Krušwica within Görlitz district
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Location of Krauschwitz/Krušwica
Krauschwitz/Krušwica is located in Germany
Krauschwitz/Krušwica
Krauschwitz/Krušwica
Krauschwitz/Krušwica is located in Saxony
Krauschwitz/Krušwica
Krauschwitz/Krušwica
Coordinates: 51°31′N 14°42′E / 51.517°N 14.700°E / 51.517; 14.700
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2019–26) Tristan Mühl[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total
106.62 km2 (41.17 sq mi)
Elevation
119 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,328
 • Density31.21/km2 (80.84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02957
Dialling codes035771
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitewww.krauschwitz.de

Krauschwitz (German) or Krušwica (Upper Sorbian pronunciation: [ˈkʁuʃwʲitsa]; full German name: Krauschwitz i.d. O.L.[3]) is a municipality in the Görlitz district of Saxony, Germany at the border with Poland. It is situated on the western banks of the Lusatian Neisse river, south of Bad Muskau. The municipality was established on 1 January 1994 by the merger of the villages Klein Priebus, Krauschwitz, Pechern, Podrosche, Sagar, Skerbersdorf, and Werdeck.

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.

The settlement Kruswica, after Upper Sorbian: Krušwa ("pear"), was first mentioned in a 1400 deed. Most of the area then belonged to the Upper Lusatian Muskau state country, except for the village of Pechern (Pěchč), which - together with abandoned Neudorf - formed the westernmost part of the Silesian Duchy of Żagań.

At Podrosche (Podroždź) is a road border crossing to the Polish village of Przewóz.

Twin towns

References

  1. ↑ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bekanntmachung des Landratsamtes Görlitz über die Genehmigung des Antrages der Gemeinde Krauschwitz auf Aufnahme des Namenszusatzes "i.d. O.L." in den Gemeindenamen "Krauschwitz i.d. O.L." Vom 20. Juni 2017" (PDF; 1,6 MB). Sächsisches Amtsblatt. Nr. 28/2017 (in German). Sächsische Staatskanzlei. 2017-07-13. p. 26. Retrieved 2018-05-02.