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Crostwitz
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German
Etymology
From Old de wen -, derived from de sla-pro *xvorstъ brushwood. Compare hsb Chrósćicy.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkʁɔstvɪts/
Proper noun
toponym
de village s/Saxony c/Germany today a center of Upper Sorbian culture.
Usage notes
Upper Sorbian survives as a community language only among the Catholic minority settling in the triangle between Kamenz, Hoyerswerda and Bautzen (excluding all of these towns). Crostwitz, along with neighbouring Ralbitz-Rosenthal, forms the center of this region and retains around 90% Sorbian-speakers.