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.
Demographics
The Sorbian population of the village was 358 in 1840, 355 in 1860, and 400 in 1880.[3]
Villages
Several villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian):
^ abSłownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warszawa. 1884. p. 616.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)