Königswartha
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| Königswartha | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Saxony |
| Admin. region | Dresden |
| District | Bautzen |
| Mayor | Georg Paschke (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 41.39 km² (16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Population | 4,010 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 97 /km² (251 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BZ |
| Postal code | 02699 |
| Area code | 035931 |
| Website | www.koenigswartha.net |
| Location of Königswartha within Bautzen district | |
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Königswartha (Sorbian Rakecy) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 20 km north of the eponymous city.
"Rakecy" means "men of the cancer". The village was mentioned the first time in 1350.
[edit] Geography
The municipality is situated in the Upper Lusatian flatland. The village lies in the sorbian settlement area along the river Schwarzwasser.
[edit] Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality:
- Caminau (Kamjenej)
- Commerau (Komorow)
- Entenschenke (Kača Korčma)
- Eutrich (Jitk)
- Johnsdorf (Jeńšecy)
- Königswartha (Rakecy)
- Neudorf (Nowa Wjes)
- Niesendorf (Niža Wjes)
- Oppitz (Psowje)
- Truppen (Trupin)
- Wartha (Stróža)
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