Translations:Sorben/1/en

"The Sorbian inhabitants of Upper Lusatia have always referred to Bautzen as" Město - town ". The old Sorbian-Wendish name Budyšin - derived from it the German name Bautzen - was mentioned for the first time by Bishop Thiemar von Merseburg in 1002 in the form of BUDUSIN. The meaning of the root word BUD has, though not in Sorbian, preserved as "construction", "built" in neighboring Slavic languages. Even before you reach Bautzen (Budyšin), the towers of the city can be seen in the surrounding countryside. They stretch their spiers as outstretched fingers to the sky, as if they wanted to attract the visitors to draw attention to the changing history of the towers. Situated on the Via Regia, the important traffic connection between Silesia and the Rhine, the city, which was first mentioned for over a thousand years, experienced Bohemian rule, Saxon rule, the period of National Socialism and Socialism. The times were characterized by city fires, the siege by the Hussites, the armies of Wallenstein, Saxony and Sweden, the Battle of Bautzen during the time of the liberation wars and ultimately the Second World War. Through the diligence of the inhabitants the destruction was removed in the respective epoch and the city area expanded. Silent witnesses point to the alternating history in and around the still inner and outer part of the old town center. The uniqueness of Bautzen is also the fact that it is inseparable from the political and cultural center of the Sorbs and thus from the history of the smallest West Slavic people. For these we want to raise awareness and inspire them with our following presentation. This fascination can be experienced in a city tour.