Weskov

Weskow Wjaska City of Spremberg Coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 18 ″  N , 14 ° 24 ′ 18 ″  E
Height :	129 m above sea level NN
Residents :	816  (Jan. 1, 2017)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1946
Postal code :	03130
Area code :	03563

Weskow , Wjaska in Lower Sorbian , is a district of the town of Spremberg in the Brandenburg district of Spree-Neisse .

Location and accessibility

Weskow is about four kilometers northeast of the city of Spremberg and is connected to it via the L48 .

history

First mentioned in documents as Wjaska in 1510 , Weskow was originally laid out as a dead end village by Sorbian settlers . The Sorbian name Wjaska means "little village" in German. The railway line , which runs on the southern outskirts, was laid out in the middle of the 19th century.

Shortly before the start of the Second World War , there were 832 inhabitants in Weskow. 96 Weskower residents were killed in the war. Today about 800 residents are registered in Weskow.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Districts of the city of Spremberg. In: stadt-spremberg.de. Retrieved February 7, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} City of Spremberg. (No longer available online.) In: stadt.vps.spremberg.de. Archived from the original on April 8, 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.  
3. ↑ Compilation of some key data on the historical development of Weskow. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: stadt.vps.spremberg.de. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 3, 2015 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.