Crostwitz

Chrósćicy Crostwitz
Crostwitz
Location of Crostwitz within Bautzen district
Coordinates	51°14′N 14°14′E / 51.23333°N 14.23333°E / 51.23333; 14.23333Coordinates: 51°14′N 14°14′E / 51.23333°N 14.23333°E / 51.23333; 14.23333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Dresden
District	Bautzen
Municipal assoc.	Am Klosterwasser
Local subdivisions	6
Mayor	Matthias Brützke (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m  (558 ft)
Population	1,069 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	80 /km2 (208 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BZ
Postal code	01920
Area code	035796
Website	www.crostwitz.de

Crostwitz, in Sorbian Chrósćicy, is a village and municipality in the center of the German district of Bautzen in Saxony. It belongs to Upper Lusatia and is one of the centres of the Sorbian area in Saxony.

Geography

The village of Crostwitz is situated at between 160 up to 180 metres above sea level on both sides of Satkula brook, which flows into the Klosterwasser not far from the place. The eastern part of the settlement is dominated by the Church's hill, which is bordered by the brook in the south and the west. The larger part of Crostwitz stretches at the west side of Satkula, direction Panschwitz-Kuckau.

History

Crostwitz was first mentioned in 1225 as seat of Henricus de Crostiz. In 1945, the Sorbian Domowina was refounded here only 5 days after the war in this part of Germany ended.

Population

Crostwitz is situated in the south-west of the Sorbian heartland and is one of its centres. The major part of the population speaks Sorbian as first language and is of catholic denomination.

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf.