Demitz-Thumitz
Encyclopedia
Demitz-Thumitz is a municipality in the east of Saxony
, Germany
. It belongs to the district of Bautzen
.
(Lusatian Hills).
-Görlitz
and the Bundesstraße
6 (Dresden-Bautzen
).
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It belongs to the district of Bautzen
Bautzen (district)
Bautzen is a district in the Free State of Saxony in Germany including the former districts of Bischofswerda and Kamenz. It is bounded by the Czech Republic, the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, the district-free city Dresden and the districts of Meißen and Görlitz...
.
Geography
The municipality is situated at the edge of the Lausitzer BerglandLausitzer Bergland
The Lusatian Highlands is a hilly and low mountainous region in Germany and the Czech Republic. A western extension of the Sudetes range, it is located on the border of the German state of Saxony with the Czech Bohemian region...
(Lusatian Hills).
Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality:- Demitz-Thumitz (Zemicy-Tumicy)
- Wölkau (Wjelkowy)
- Medewitz (Mjedźojz)
- Birkenrode (Brězyšćo)
- Rothnaußlitz (Čerwjene Noslicy)
- Cannewitz (Chanecy)
- Karlsdorf
- Pottschapplitz (Počaplicy)
- Pohla-Stacha (Palow-Stachow)
Transport
Demitz-Thumitz is located at the railroad line DresdenDresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
-Görlitz
Görlitz
Görlitz is a town in Germany. It is the easternmost town in the country, located on the Lusatian Neisse River in the Bundesland of Saxony. It is opposite the Polish town of Zgorzelec, which was a part of Görlitz until 1945. Historically, Görlitz was in the region of Upper Lusatia...
and the Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße
Bundesstraße , abbreviated B, is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.-Germany:...
6 (Dresden-Bautzen
Bautzen
Bautzen is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and administrative centre of the eponymous district. It is located on the Spree River. As of 2008, its population is 41,161...
).