Baruth
Bart | |
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Coordinates: 51°13′40″N 14°35′30″E / 51.22778°N 14.59167°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Bautzen |
Municipality | Malschwitz |
Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 412 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 02694 |
Dialling codes | 035932 |
Website | http://www.baruth-sachsen.de/ |
Baruth (Upper Sorbian: Bart, pronounced [ˈbaʁt]) is a village in the east of Saxony, Germany. It is part of the municipality of Malschwitz.[1] It belongs to the district of Bautzen and lies 15 km northeast of the eponymous city. The Sorbs have long inhabited the area; while their numbers are declining, the Upper Sorbian language is still the second official language.
From 1952 to 1990, Baruth was part of the Bezirk Dresden of East Germany.