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Daubitz

Coordinates: 51°23′50″N 14°49′50″E / 51.39722°N 14.83056°E / 51.39722; 14.83056
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Daubitz
Dubc
Baroque castle in Daubitz (2008)
Baroque castle in Daubitz (2008)
Saxony
Saxony
Daubitz
Coordinates: 51°23′50″N 14°49′50″E / 51.39722°N 14.83056°E / 51.39722; 14.83056
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
First mentioned1346
Area
 • Total8.68 sq mi (22.49 km2)
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total563
 • Density65/sq mi (25/km2)
Postal code
02956
Area code035 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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Castle in Daubitz, 1986

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

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Year Population
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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Daubitz in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
  2. ^ Lusek, Joanna; Goetze, Albrecht (2011). "Stalag VIII A Görlitz. Historia – teraźniejszość – przyszłość". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 34. Opole: 43.