Lippitsch (German) or Lipič (Upper Sorbian) is a village in the administrative district of Bautzen, in northeastern Saxony, in eastern Germany. It belongs to Upper Lusatia and was an independent municipality until 1977, when it was absorbed by Milkel. In 1999, it became part of the municipality Radibor.[1] The population is 185 (2011).[2]

Lippitsch
Lipič
Entrance to the village
Entrance to the village
Location of Lippitsch
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Lippitsch is located in Germany
Lippitsch
Lippitsch
Lippitsch is located in Saxony
Lippitsch
Lippitsch
Coordinates: 51°19′N 14°26′E / 51.317°N 14.433°E / 51.317; 14.433
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictBautzen
MunicipalityRadibor
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The name comes from the Sorbian word, lipa for limetree. Lipič accordingly means place with a limetree.

In 1875, the village had a population of 231, 90,9% Sorbian by ethnicity.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lippitsch in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
  2. ^ "Kleinräumiges Gemeindeblatt für Radibor" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warszawa. 1884. p. 254.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)