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Hochkirch

Hochkirch or Bukecy is a municipality in the district of , in , . It is known for the 1758 Battle of Hochkirch, part of the Seven Years' War.
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  • Type: Village with 2,600 residents
  • Description: municipality in Saxony, Germany
  • Also known as: “14625230”, “Bukecy”, and “Hochkirch - Bukecy”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kgl.-sächs. Postmeilenstein Hochkirch and Niethener Schanze.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kubschütz and Pommritz/Pomorcy.

Village
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Kubšicy is a municipality in the , in , . The municipality is part of the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. is situated 5 km northwest of Hochkirch.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Hochkirch

Latitude
51.149° or 51° 8′ 56″ north
Longitude
14.569° or 14° 34′ 8″ east
Population
2,600
Elevation
289 metres (948 feet)
Open location code
9F3P4HX9+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1638333596
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6548613
Wiki­data ID
Q93248
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Welsh—“Hochkirch” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Хохкирх”
  • Basque: “Hochkirch”
  • Catalan: “Hochkirch”
  • Cebuano: “Hochkirch”
  • Chechen: “Хохкирх”
  • Chinese: “霍基尔希”
  • Chinese: “霍赫基希”
  • Czech: “Bukecy”
  • Czech: “Hochkirch/Bukecy”
  • Czech: “Hochkirch”
  • Dutch: “Hochkirch”
  • Esperanto: “Hochkirch”
  • Estonian: “Hochkirchi vald”
  • French: “Hochkirch”
  • German: “Bukecy”
  • German: “Gemeinde Hochkirch”
  • German: “Hochkirch”
  • Hungarian: “Hochkirch”
  • Irish: “Hochkirch”
  • Italian: “Hochkirch”
  • Japanese: “ホッホキルヒ”
  • Kazakh: “Хохкирх”
  • Kirghiz: “Хохкирх”
  • Ladin: “Hochkirch”
  • Lower Sorbian: “Bukecy”
  • Lower Sorbian: “Hochkirch”
  • Macedonian: “Хохкирх”
  • Malay: “Hochkirch”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hochkirch”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Hochkirch”
  • Persian: “هوخکیرش”
  • Polish: “Hochkirch”
  • Portuguese: “Hochkirch”
  • Romanian: “Hochkirch”
  • Russian: “Хохкирх”
  • Serbian: “Хохкирх”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hochkirch/Bukecy”
  • Slovak: “Hochkirch”
  • Spanish: “Hochkirch”
  • Swedish: “Hochkirch”
  • Tatar: “Хохкирх”
  • Turkish: “Hochkirch”
  • Ukrainian: “Гохкірх”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Bukecy”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Gmejna Bukecy”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Hochkirch”
  • Uzbek: “Hochkirch”
  • Vietnamese: “Hochkirch”
  • Volapük: “Hochkirch”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Hochkirch”
  • Welsh: “Hochkirch”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gemeindeverwaltung Hochkirch/Bukecy and Gasthof „Alter Fritz“.

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