Malschwitz

Also known as Malešecy

Malschwitz (German, ) or Malešecy (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 6 km northeast of the eponymous city.

Key facts

German location.name: MalschwitzMalešecy
German location.image_photo: Malešecy – cyrkej (2009).jpg
German location.image_caption: Malschwitz Church
German location.image_coa: Wappen Malschwitz (Sachsen).svg
German location.image_plan: Malschwitz in BZ.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Bautzen
German location.Verwaltungsgemeinschaft: Malschwitz
German location.elevation: 150
German location.area: 93.27
German location.postal_code: 02694
German location.area_code: 035932

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Malschwitz (German, ) or Malešecy (Upper Sorbian) is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 6 km northeast 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.