Rietschen Explained

Rietschen
German Name:Rěčicy
Image Coa:Wappen-rietschen.png
Coordinates:51.4°N 61°W
Image Plan:Rietschen in GR.svg
State:Sachsen
District:Görlitz
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft:Rietschen
Elevation:143
Area:72.75
Postal Code:02956
Area Code:035772
Licence:GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Gemeindeschlüssel:14626460
Divisions:6
Website:www.rietschen-online.de
Mayor:Ralf Brehmer[1]
Leader Term:2017 - 24

Rietschen (Upper Sorbian: Rěčicy, pronounced as /hsb/) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, Saxony, Germany. It consists of the Ortsteile (divisions) Rietschen, Daubitz, Teicha, Altliebel, Hammerstadt and Neuliebel.[2]

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/wahlen/bm/BM2001-2018/B%fcrgermeisterwahlen%202001-2018/wahlen.statistik.sachsen.de/wahlarchiv/pkg_w04_nav5c95.html Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017
  2. https://www.rietschen-online.de/leben/sehenswuerdigkeiten/zahlen-fakten-ortsgeschichte Zahlen, Fakten, Ortsgeschichte