Königswartha

English

Etymology

From German Königswartha.

Proper noun

Königswartha

1. A municipality of Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany.

Translations

town in Görlitz district, Saxony, Germany

• German: Königswartha n
• Sorbian:

  Upper Sorbian: ^{(please verify)} Rakecy m

German

Etymology

König (“king”) +‎ Warte (“lookout, guarding post”), named after a guard tower of the Bohemian king, which secured the old street between Bautzen and Hoyerswerda. First mentioned as Conigswarte in a deed of 1350.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkøːnɪçsˌvaʁta/

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• Hyphenation: Kö‧nigs‧war‧tha

Proper noun

Königswartha n (proper noun, genitive Königswarthas or (optionally with an article) Königswartha)

1. Königswartha (a municipality of Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany)