Daubitz
Appearance
Daubitz
Dubc | |
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![]() Baroque castle in Daubitz (2008) | |
Coordinates: 51°23′50″N 14°49′50″E / 51.39722°N 14.83056°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
First mentioned | 1346 |
Area | |
• Total | 8.68 sq mi (22.49 km2) |
Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 563 |
• Density | 65/sq mi (25/km2) |
Postal code | 02956 |
Area code | 035 772 |
Daubitz (Upper Sorbian: Dubc, pronounced [ˈdupts])[1] is a village and district of the municipality of Rietschen in the Saxon district of Görlitz. It is part of the Sorbian-inhabited region of Lusatia.
History
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The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1346. In 1398 it was mentioned under its Sorbian name Ducz.[1] It was established in the Middle Ages as a Sorbian village.
During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labor subcamp of the Stalag VIII-A prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Year | Population |
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1825[1] | 788 |
1871 | 1142 |
1885 | 1089 |
1905 | 1020 |
1910 | 1081 |
1925 | 1094 |
1939 | 988 |
1946 | 1304 |
1950 | 1298 |
1960 | 1107 |
1964 | 981 |
1970 | 959 |
1980 | 867 |
1985 | 787 |
1990 | 707 |
1996 | 631 |
2005 | 621 |
2008 | 550 |
2009 | 563 |