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Daubitz

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

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

References

  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.