Lohsa
Municipality in Saxony, Germany
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Lohsa (German, pronounced [ˈloːza]) or Łaz (Upper Sorbian, pronounced [ˈwas] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, in eastern Germany.
Lohsa/Łaz | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lohsa/Łaz
within Bautzen district  | |
 Location of Lohsa/Łaz | |
  Lohsa/Łaz  Lohsa/Łaz | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′2″N 14°24′12″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Thomas Leberecht[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 134.53 km2 (51.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,978 |
| • Density | 37.00/km2 (95.84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02999 |
| Dialling codes | 035724/035726 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ, BIW, HY, KM |
| Website | Einheitsgemeinde Lohsa |
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.
Demographics
Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian):
- Dreiweibern/Tři Žony
- Driewitz/Drěwcy
- Friedersdorf/Bjedrichecy
- Groß Särchen/Wulke Ždźary
- Hermsdorf/Spree/Hermanecy
- Koblenz/Koblicy
- Lippen/Lipiny
- Litschen/Złyčin
- Lohsa/Łaz
- Mortka/Mortkow
- Riegel/Roholń
- Steinitz/Šćeńca
- Tiegling/Tyhelc
- Weißig/Wysoka
- Weißkollm/Běły Chołmc
Economy and Infrastructure
Education
The municipality of Lohsa has a primary school in Groß Särchen and a secondary school.
Traffic
To the east of the municipality runs the B 156, to the west the B 96, via which the B 97 to the northwest can be reached.
Lohsa/Łaz railway station is connected to the Niesky-Hoyerswerda(-Falkenberg (Elster)-Roßlau (Elbe)) railway line by a demand stop. The RB 64 line (Hoyerswerda-Görlitz) operates here as the Seenland-Neisse-Shuttle.
Notable people
- Handrij Zejler (1804–1872), Sorbian writer and activist, lived and died in Łaz[3]
- Martha Israel (1905–c. 1967), politician[4]
Gallery
Municipal building
Church
School
Castle in Weißig/Wysoka
