Königswartha

Also known as Rakecy

Königswartha, in Sorbian Rakecy (), is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 20 km north of the eponymous city.

Key facts

German location.name: Königswartha
German location.German_name: Rakecy
German location.image_photo: Grenzsteine Am Marktplatz Königswartha.JPG
German location.image_coa: Koenigswartha_Wappen.PNG
German location.image_plan: Königswartha in BZ.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Bautzen
German location.elevation: 141
German location.area: 47.04
German location.postal_code: 02699
German location.area_code: 035931
German location.licence: BZ, BIW, HY, KM

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Geography
Villages
Twin towns – sister cities
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Königswartha, in Sorbian Rakecy (), is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 20 km north of the eponymous city.

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