Doberschau-Gaußig (original) (raw)

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Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Doberschau-Gaußig/Dobruša-Huska
Municipality
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Location of Doberschau-Gaußig/Dobruša-Huska within Bautzen district
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Coordinates: 51°8′30″N 14°21′26″E / 51.14167°N 14.35722°E / 51.14167; 14.35722
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Bautzen
Government
Mayor (2023–30) Alexander Fischer[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total 40.48 km2 (15.63 sq mi)
Elevation 220 m (720 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total 4,201
• Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes 01877, 02633, 02692
Dialling codes 03591, 035930
Vehicle registration BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website doberschau-gaussig.de

Doberschau-Gaußig (German) or Dobruša-Huska (Upper Sorbian, pronounced [ˈdɔbʁuʃa ˈhuska]) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to Bautzen district and lies southwest of the town of Bautzen.

The larger part of the municipality belongs to the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.

The municipality is situated at the northern edge of the Lausitzer Bergland (Lusatian Hills).

The following villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian, followed by the number of inhabitants):

From 1952 to 1990, the constituent localities of Doberschau-Gaussig were part of the Bezirk Dresden of East Germany. On 1 January 1994, the municipality of Doberschau-Gaussig was formed by merging the municipalities of Doberschau and Gaussig.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse 2023, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers of 2008, December 31 as of Doberschau-Gaußig municipality

Gaussig House (Hotel)