Obergurig (German) or Hornja Hórka (Upper Sorbian, pronounced [ˈhɔʁnʲa ˈhʊʁka]) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. 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. The following villages belong to the municipality (names in German and Upper Sorbian):
Singwitz/Dźěžnikecy Mönchswalde/Mnišonc Lehn/Lejno Schwarznaußlitz/Čorne Noslicy Großdöbschütz/Debsecy Kleindöbschütz/Małe Debsecy
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Mönchswalder Berg is a hill belonging to the district of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany. It is a part of the Lusatian Highlands and lays approximately 3 km North of Wilthen.
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The best panoramic view can be enjoyed from the top of the viewing tower. To the North, the land is flat and one sees the city of Bautzen, Bautzen Reservoir, the Boxberg Power-plant and by clear weather the smokestacks of the power-plant at Schwarze Pumpe. To the South, the Valtenberg, the Ungerberg with its unambiguous observation tower and a few peaks from the Saxon Switzerland such as the Big and Small Zschirnstein are visible. To the West, the big Picho with its antenna tower whilst to the East, the Czorneboh, Hochstein, Bieleboh, Lausche, Tannenberg and Jeschken. Peaks from the Jizera and Giant Mountains can be observed only under placid weather conditions.
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Doberschau-Gaußig or Dobruša-Huska is a municipality in the east of Saxony, Germany. It belongs to Bautzen district and lies southwest of the town of Bautzen.
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.
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Wilthen is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is near the border with the Czech Republic, 9 kilometres south of Bautzen and 50 kilometres east of Dresden.
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Kirschau is a village and a former municipality in Upper Lusatia in the district of Bautzen in Saxony in Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. It is situated in a region called Lausitzer Bergland in the valley of the Spree and the Pilke, between the "Mönchswalderberg" and the "Lärchenberg" and belongs in respects of administration to the district of Bautzen.
The community is separated into four different parts called: Bederwitz, Kleinpostwitz, Rodewitz and Sonnenberg.
