Rietschen

Rietschen Rěčicy
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Rietschen within Görlitz district
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Coordinates: 51°24′N 14°47′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Görlitz
Municipal assoc.	Rietschen
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor (2017–24)	Ralf Brehmer[1]
Area
• Total	72.75 km^2 (28.09 sq mi)
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,507
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02956
Dialling codes	035772
Vehicle registration	GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Website	www.rietschen-online.de

Rietschen (Upper Sorbian: Rěčicy, pronounced [ˈʁʲɪtʃitsɨ]) is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, Saxony, Germany. It consists of the Ortsteile (divisions) Rietschen, Daubitz, Teicha, Altliebel, Hammerstadt and Neuliebel.[3]

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.

References

1. Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
3. Zahlen, Fakten, Ortsgeschichte, Gemeinde Rietschen, accessed 12 October 2021.