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.