Malschwitz

Malschwitz (German) or Malešecy (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 6 km northeast of the eponymous city.

Malschwitz/Malešecy
Municipality
Malschwitz Church
Coat of arms
Location of Malschwitz/Malešecy within Bautzen district
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Coordinates: 51°14′N 14°31′E / 51.233°N 14.517°E / 51.233; 14.517
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Municipal assoc.	Malschwitz
Subdivisions	14
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Matthias Seidel^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	93.21 km^2 (35.99 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)^[2]
• Total	4,599
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02694
Dialling codes	035932
Vehicle registration	BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website	www.malschwitz.de

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.

Geography

The municipality is situated in the Upper Lusatian flatland.

Several villages belong to the municipality:

Malschwitz (Malešecy) Pließkowitz (Plusnikecy) Briesing (Brězynka) Niedergurig (Delnja Hórka) Doberschütz (Dobrošecy) Kleinbautzen (Budyšink) Preititz (Přiwćicy) Cannewitz (Skanecy) Rackel (Rakojdy) Baruth bei Bautzen (Bart) Brießnitz (Brězecy) Dubrauke (Dubrawka) Buchwalde (Bukojna) Gleina (Hlina)

Brösa (Brězyna) Guttau (Hućina) Halbendorf/Spree (Połpica) Kleinsaubernitz (Zubornička) Lieske (Lěskej) Lömischau (Lemišow) Neudorf/Spree (Nowa Wjes/Sprjewja) Ruhethal (Wotpočink) Wartha (Stróža)

References

• Trudla Malinkowa/Weldon Mersiovsky (ed.): Malschwitz. Malešecy. A Wendish Village in Lusatia. Serbin 2018, ISBN 978-1-944891-52-7

1. Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
2. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.