Guttau
Village of Malschwitz in Saxony, Germany
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Guttau (German, pronounced [ˈɡʊtaʊ]) or Hućina (Upper Sorbian) is a village in the east of Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Malschwitz in the district of Bautzen, and lies northeast of the town of Bautzen/Budyšin. The village is part of the bilingual Sorbian settlement area.
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of Guttau Hućina | |
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| Coordinates: 51°15′N 14°34′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Municipality | Malschwitz |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.66 km2 (16.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Population (2011-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,581 |
| • Density | 37.95/km2 (98.29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02694 |
| Dialling codes | 035932 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ |
It is situated in the Upper Lusatian plain, south of the so-called Lusatian Lake District.
Guttau/Hućina was previously a municipality consisting of nine villages, from 1996 to 2012. That municipality was merged into Malschwitz/Malešecy on 1 January 2013.[1]
Former municipality
From 1996 to 2012, Guttau/Hućina was the name of a municipality (Gemeinde/Gmejny), with nine villages included. Their names are listed below in German and Upper Sorbian.
- Brösa/Brězyna
- Guttau/Hućina
- Halbendorf/Spree / Połpica
- Kleinsaubernitz/Zubornička
- Lieske/Lěskej
- Lömischau/Lemišow
- Neudorf/Spree / Nowa Wjes/Sprjewja
- Ruhethal/Wotpočink
- Wartha/Stróža
Together, the areas of Guttau and Malschwitz formed the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Malschwitz until they merged as one municipality, named Malschwitz/Malešecy, from 2013 onwards.
