Spitvice

Neighboring settlements: in the northeast - the village of Malá Prague , in the east - the village of Zemikhov , in the south - the village of Nové Spytetsy, in the southwest - the village of Českéci , in the southwest - the village of Chervene-Noslitsy of the commune Demic-Tumitz , in the west is the village of Hanets of the commune Demit-Tumitz and in the north-west is the village of Lyutyyets ^[2] .

First mentioned in 1374 under the name Spetewicz ^[3] .

Until 1974, it was the administrative center of the Spittits commune with the settlements of Novy Spytetsy, Skala and Lyutyyetsy . Since 1974, enters the modern commune of Göda ^[4] .

Currently, the village is part of the cultural-territorial autonomy " Luzhitsky Settlement Region ", on whose territory there are legislative acts of the lands of Saxony and Brandenburg, which contribute to the preservation of Lusatian languages and the culture of Luzhich ^{[5] [6]} .

Historical German names ^[7]

• Spetewicz, 1374
• Spittewicz, 1400
• Spetewitz, 1419
• Spitwitz, 1559
• Spittwitz, 1658

The official language in the village, in addition to German , is also Upper Luzhk language .

According to the statistical work “Dodawki k statisticy a etnografiji łužickich Serbow” by Arnoš Muki in 1884 in Pittschwitz together with the village of Neuspitpitvice, which was part of it, 305 people lived (277 of them were Serbulau residents (91%) ^[8] .

Luzhitsky demographer Arnošt Chernik in his work “Die Entwicklung der sorbischen Bevölkerung” indicates that in 1956, with a total number of 502 people, the village’s population in Arbat was 9% (of which 30 people were active in Upper Leningrad, 4 were passive, and 11 minors owned the language ) ^[9] .

Monuments of culture and history of the state of Saxony ^[12]

• Bridge over the Schwarzwasser, 1714 (No. 09251409);
• Residential building with a corner building, st. Bischofswerdaer Straße 1, 1906 (No. 09251418);
• Residential building with workshop and extension, st. Bischofswerdaer Straße 3, 1820 (No. 09251419);
• Guest house "Rätze-Mühle", ul. Bischofswerdaer Straße 4, 1850 (No. 09251405);
• The mill with a residential building with attached buildings, corner sheds in the south and two buildings and fencing with gates, columns and gates, st. Einnahmeweg 2, XVII century (No. 09251407);
• Residential building with a yard, st. Einnahmeweg 4, XIX century (№ 09254994);
• Residential building with a mill and outbuildings, st. Skalenring 2, 1820 (No. 09251410);
• Residential building, st. Skalenring 3, 1800 (No. 09251414);
• Residential building, st. Skalenring 4, 1800 (No. 09251413);
• Residential building, st. Skalenring 6, 1834 (No. 09251412);
• Residential building, st. Skalenring 8, 1844 (No. 09251411);
• Mill Herman, st. Skalenring 10, 1844 (No. 09251408);
• Mill with an extension, chimney and side building, st. Mühle 4, 1772 (No. 09251406).

• Spittwitz / Spytecy , Historischen Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen
• Spittwitz - Spytecy , the official site of the Göd commune