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

Castle in Daubitz, 1986

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

YearPopulation
1825788
18711142
18851089
19051020
19101081
19251094
1939988
19461304
19501298
19601107
1964981
1970959
1980867
1985787
1990707
1996631
2005621
2008550
2009563