Königswartha

Königswartha/Rakecy
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Königswartha/Rakecy within Bautzen district
Königswartha/Rakecy Königswartha/Rakecy
Coordinates: 51°19′N 14°20′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Government
• Mayor	Georg Paschke (CDU)
Area
• Total	47.04 km2 (18.16 sq mi)
Elevation	141 m (463 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,454
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02699
Dialling codes	035931
Vehicle registration	BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website	www.koenigswartha.net

Königswartha, in 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.

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.

"Rakecy" means "men of the crab" (rak being Sorbian for "crab"). The village was mentioned the first time in 1350.

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  Church in Königswartha
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  Town hall
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  Castle of Königswartha
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  Old house in Königswartha
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  War memorial
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  Rest home

Geography

The municipality is situated in the Upper Lusatian flatland. The village stretches along the river Schwarzwasser.

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)