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Coordinates: 51°15′N 14°14′E / 51.250°N 14.233°E / 51.250; 14.233
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Räckelwitz
Worklecy
Municipality
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Worklecy within Bautzen district
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Räckelwitz Worklecy is located in Germany
Räckelwitz Worklecy
Räckelwitz
Worklecy
Räckelwitz Worklecy is located in Saxony
Räckelwitz Worklecy
Räckelwitz
Worklecy
Coordinates: 51°15′N 14°14′E / 51.250°N 14.233°E / 51.250; 14.233
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
Municipal assoc.Am Klosterwasser
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Clemens Poldrack[1]
Area
 • Total
11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,150
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01920
Dialling codes035796
Vehicle registrationBZ, BIW, HY, KM
Websitewww.raeckelwitz.de

Räckelwitz (German) or Worklecy (Sorbian, pronounced [ˈwɔʁklɛtsɨ]) is a municipality in Bautzen district, in the state of Saxony, Germany. The municipality of Räckelwitz has a population of 1,111 (2020) and is a member of the municipal association "Am Klosterwasser" (Zarjadniski zwjazk „Při Klóšterskej wodźe“).

The municipality is in Upper Lusatia, and is part of the central area of Sorbian settlement. In 2001, 61.9% of people living in the municipality could speak Upper Sorbian.[3]

Räckelwitz is also the name of the largest village in the municipality. The village has a population of 506.[4] Räckelwitz is the birthplace of the well-known Sorbian author Jurij Brězan. The former prime minister of Saxony Stanislaw Tillich was born in Neudörfel/Nowa Wjeska.

History

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Räckelwitz is first mentioned in a document from 1280 which calls it Rokolewicz. From 1304 there was a manor house in the village. The house's last owner, Countess Monika zu Stolberg, bequeathed it the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and from 1903 to 2000, the former manor was a Roman Catholic hospital run by that religious order.

Location

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The municipality is approx. 8 km east of the town of Kamenz and 15 km north-west of Bautzen, the capital of the local district. South of Räckelwitz are the "highlands" (Horjany) and the municipalities of Panschwitz-Kuckau and Crostwitz.

Bundesautobahn 4 passes by Räckelwitz by about 6 km to the south. The municipality is located in the west of Upper Lusatia on the edge of the West Lusatian Hills, between the pond region (Teichlandschaft) to the north, and the Lusatian Highlands to the south. Flowing east of Räckelwitz is the Klosterwasser, a tributary of the Black Elster river.

Population by village

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The municipality consists of the following villages (names given in both languages, German/Sorbian), with population figures for 2010:[5]

  • Dreihäuser/Horni Hajnk, 11 inh.
  • Höflein/Wudwor, 136 inh.
  • Neudörfel/Nowa Wjeska, 170 inh.
  • Räckelwitz/Worklecy, 494 inh.
  • Schmeckwitz/Smječkecy, 294 inh.
  • Teichhäuser/Haty, 29 inh.

Notable places

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The Herrenhaus was built as a baroque manor house, a 9-axis building with one flight of stairs. Its chapel is notable as being in the style of the Beuron Art School. The Herrenhaus was turned into a hospital in the 20th century, with a total of 10,000 people born there. The 20th-century additions to the building were removed in 2009. A house in the garden is home to the Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence, who worked in the hospital until their retirement. The house itself contained a nursing department of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and is planning to become a home care and retirement home. The house contains several coats of arms and monogrammed stones of the House of Stolberg, its original owners.

  • The Herrenhaus and chapel
    The Herrenhaus and chapel
  • Evangelical church in Schmeckwitz/Smječkecy
    Evangelical church in Schmeckwitz/Smječkecy
  • Wayside cross in Neudörfel/Nowa Wjeska
    Wayside cross in Neudörfel/Nowa Wjeska
  • Former water mill in Neudörfel/Nowa Wjeska, 1987
    Former water mill in Neudörfel/Nowa Wjeska, 1987
  • Aerial view of Räckelwitz/Worklecy village, 2017
    Aerial view of Räckelwitz/Worklecy village, 2017
  • Aerial view of Teichhäuser/Haty
    Aerial view of Teichhäuser/Haty
  • Lejpolt/Leopoldschenke guesthouse and cultural heritage monument
    Lejpolt/Leopoldschenke guesthouse and cultural heritage monument
  • Study room of Jurij Brězan (1916–2006) in Horni Hajnk/Dreihäuser
    Study room of Jurij Brězan (1916–2006) in Horni Hajnk/Dreihäuser
  • Bilingual road sign for Höflein/Wudwor
    Bilingual road sign for Höflein/Wudwor
  • Aerial view of Höflein/Wudwor
    Aerial view of Höflein/Wudwor

Education

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Räckelwitz municipality has a primary school and Michał Hórnik Mittelschule, one of four remaining Sorbian Mittelschulen in Saxony.

Notable people

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The following famous people come from Räckelwitz municipality:

Local politics

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The Local Council of Räckelwitz is currently composed of 12 members, with nine men and three women having been elected. The Saxon council elections 2009/2004 produced the following results:

Party or Association 2009 2004
% Seats % Seats
Christian Democrat Union of Germany (CDU) 70.6 9 75.3 9
Free Sorbian Voters' Association (FSWV) 25.4 3 24.7 3
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 4.0 0 - 0
Total 100.0 12 100.0 12
Electoral turnout 64.8% 60.5%

The local council has 12 members (Election 2014)

  • (CDU): 9 seats
  • Free Sorbians Voters' Association (FSWV) (Freie Sorbische Wählervereinigung (FSW)): 3 seats

Poll: 62,2 %

Mayor: since 1974 Franz Brußk[6]

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Räckelwitz/Worklecy.
  • Cornelius Gurlitt: "Räckelwitz" in Beschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen, 35. Heft: Amtshauptmannschaft Kamenz (Land). C. C. Meinhold, Dresden 1912, p289.

References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
  3. ^ Walde, Martin: Demographisch-statistische Betrachtungen im Gemeindeverband "Am Klosterwasser" in: Lětopis 51 (2004), volume 1
  4. ^ Figure for 2008 from am-klosterwasser.de
  5. ^ Figures from am-klosterwasser.de
  6. ^ Ergebnisse der Bürgermeisterwahl auf statistik.sachsen.de
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