Rietschen

❧

Wikipedia

Rietschen/Rěčicy
Municipality
Coat of arms of Rietschen/Rěčicy
Coat of arms
Location of Rietschen/Rěčicy within Görlitz district
Quitzdorf ReservoirQuitzdorf ReservoirBeiersdorfBoxbergBoxbergGablenzGroßschönauHorkaKottmarReichenbachRosenbachRothenburgSchönbachReichenbachVierkirchen
Location of Rietschen/Rěčicy
Rietschen/Rěčicy is located in Germany
Rietschen/Rěčicy
Rietschen/Rěčicy
Rietschen/Rěčicy is located in Saxony
Rietschen/Rěčicy
Rietschen/Rěčicy
Coordinates: 51°24′N 14°47′E / 51.400°N 14.783°E / 51.400; 14.783
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictGörlitz
Municipal assoc.Rietschen
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2017–24) Ralf Brehmer[1]
Area
 • Total
72.75 km2 (28.09 sq mi)
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,476
 • Density34.03/km2 (88.15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
02956
Dialling codes035772
Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Websitewww.rietschen-online.de

Rietschen (German) or Rěčicy (Upper Sorbian pronunciation: [ˈʁʲɪtʃitsɨ]) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, Saxony, Germany. It consists of the Ortsteile (divisions) Rietschen, Daubitz, Teicha, Altliebel, Hammerstadt and Neuliebel.[3]

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.

References

  1. ↑ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 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. ↑ Zahlen, Fakten, Ortsgeschichte, Gemeinde Rietschen, accessed 12 October 2021.