Hohendubrau

Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Location of Hohendubrau/Wysoka Dubrawa within Görlitz district

(2022–29) Henrik Biehle^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total45.42 km² (17.54 sq mi)Elevation

132 m (433 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,846 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

02906

Dialling codes035876, 035932Vehicle registrationGR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI

Hohendubrau (German) or Wysoka Dubrawa (Upper Sorbian, pronounced [ˈwɨsɔka ˈdubʁawa]) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz in eastern Saxony, Germany.

The larger part of the municipality belongs to the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.

Hohendubrau takes its German name from the hilly landscape of the Hohe Dubrau [de].

The following villages are in the municipality. Names are given in German and Upper Sorbian, with populations as of December 2022.^[3]

Dauban/Dubo, 245 inhabitants
Gebelzig/Hbjelsk, 472 inh.
Groß Radisch/Radšow, 333 inh.
Groß Saubernitz/Zubornica, 82 inh.
Jerchwitz/Jěrchecy, 42 inh.
Ober Prauske/Hornje Brusy, 179 inh.
Sandförstgen/Borštka, 46 inh.
Thräna/Drěnow, 73 inh.
Weigersdorf/Wukrančicy, 375 inh.^[3]

Hohendubrau-Dauban. Oberlausitz map, Schenk, 1759
Village Ober Prauske/Hornje Brusy; in background the Hohe Dubrau hills
Evangelical church in Gebelzig/Hbjelsk
Border-marker stone between Dauban and Dubrauke/Dubrawka
Bilingual sign in German and Upper Sorbian

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
^ ^a ^b Verwaltungsverband Diehsa, 31 December 2022