Lohsa Explained

Lohsa/Łaz
Image Coa:Wappen lohsa neu.png
Coordinates:51.3839°N 14.4033°W
Image Plan:Lohsa in BZ.svg
State:Sachsen
District:Bautzen
Elevation:114
Area:134.36
Postal Code:02999
Area Code:035724/035726
Licence:BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Gemeindeschlüssel:14625330
Website:Einheitsgemeinde Lohsa
Mayor:Thomas Leberecht[1]
Leader Term:2023 - 30
Party:CDU

Lohsa (German) or Łaz (Upper Sorbian, pronounced as /hsb/) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, in eastern 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.

Demographics

The Sorbian population of the village was 358 in 1840, 355 in 1860, and 400 in 1880.[2]

Villages

Several villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian):

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 B 156, to the west the B 96, via which the B 97 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.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.sachsen.de/buergermeisterwahl-wahlergebnisse-2023.php Wahlergebnisse 2023
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V. 1884. pl. Warszawa. 616.
  3. Book: Pawlowski, Rita . Unsere Frauen stehen ihren Mann: Frauen in der Volkskammer der DDR 1950 bis 1989 : ein biographisches Handbuch . 2008 . . 978-3-89626-652-1 . Berlin . 126 . de . Our Women Stand Their Ground: Women in the People's Chamber of the GDR, 1950 to 1989: a Biographical Handbook . 277197894.