Daubitz (, ) 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
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 Year Population 1825 788 1871 1142 1885 1089 1905 1020 1910 1081 1925 1094 1939 988 1946 1304 1950 1298 1960 1107 1964 981 1970 959 1980 867 1985 787 1990 707 1996 631 2005 621 2008 550 2009 563
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