Big Luja

Great Luja Łojow City of Spremberg Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′ 10 ″  N , 14 ° 26 ′ 22 ″  E
Height :	110 m above sea level NN
Area :	7.79 km²
Residents :	266  (Jan. 1, 2018)
Population density :	34 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 2002
Postal code :	03130
Area code :	03563

Aerial view

Village church Groß Luja

Groß Luja , Łojow in Lower Sorbian , is a district of the city of Spremberg in the Brandenburg district of Spree-Neisse .

Location and accessibility

Groß Luja is about eight kilometers northeast of the city of Spremberg and is connected to it via the L48 .

history

Groß Luja was first mentioned in documents as Loyow in 1346 . The foundation of the town was officially changed to the year 1495 by the Meißner bishop after revised documents were submitted to him. Founded by Sorbian settlers, Groß Luja is one of the oldest settlements in the Spremberg region. The Sorbian place name Łojow indicates a loamy and swampy area. The addition of “large” serves to distinguish it from the nearby Klein Loitz . "Loitz" is the Germanized version of the Sorbian word "Luja".

Originally characterized by agriculture, the district is now a purely residential area.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Districts of the city of Spremberg. In: stadt-spremberg.de. Retrieved February 7, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Reinhard E. Fischer : The place names of the states of Brandenburg and Berlin: age - origin - meaning . be.bra Wissenschaft, 2005, p. 107 and 110 .
3. ^ City of Spremberg. (No longer available online.) In: stadt.vps.spremberg.de. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015 ; Retrieved April 3, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.