| Daubitz Dubc | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Baroque castle in Daubitz (2008) | |
  Daubitz | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′50″N 14°49′50″E / 51.39722°N 14.83056°E / 51.39722; 14.83056 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| First mentioned | 1346 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.68 sq mi (22.49 km) |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 563 |
| • Density | 65/sq mi (25/km) |
| Postal code | 02956 |
| Area code | 035 772 |
Daubitz (Upper Sorbian: Dubc, pronounced [ˈdupts]) 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
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1346. In 1398 it was mentioned under its Sorbian name Ducz. 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.
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1825 | 788 |
| 1871 | 1142 |
| 1885 | 1089 |
| 1905 | 1020 |
| 1910 | 1081 |
| 1925 | 1094 |
| 1939 | 988 |
| 1946 | 1304 |
| 1950 | 1298 |
| 1960 | 1107 |
| 1964 | 981 |
| 1970 | 959 |
| 1980 | 867 |
| 1985 | 787 |
| 1990 | 707 |
| 1996 | 631 |
| 2005 | 621 |
| 2008 | 550 |
| 2009 | 563 |
References
- ^ Daubitz in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
- Lusek, Joanna; Goetze, Albrecht (2011). "Stalag VIII A Görlitz. Historia – teraźniejszość – przyszłość". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 34. Opole: 43.