| Daubitz | |
| Native Name: | Dubc |
| Native Name Lang: | hsb |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Germany |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Saxony |
| Coordinates: | 51.3972°N 14.8306°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Germany |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saxony |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1346 |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.49 |
| Elevation M: | 143 |
| Population Total: | 563 |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 02956 |
| Area Code: | 035 772 |
Daubitz (hsb|Dubc, pronounced as /hsb/) is a village and district of the municipality of Rietschen in the Saxon district of Görlitz. It is part of the Sorbian-inhabited region of Lusatia.
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1346. In 1398 it was mentioned under its Sorbian name Ducz. It was established in the Middle Ages as a Sorbian village.
During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labor subcamp of the Stalag VIII-A prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[1]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1825 | 788 | |
| 1871 | 1142 | |
| 1885 | 1089 | |
| 1905 | 1020 | |
| 1910 | 1081 | |
| 1925 | 1094 | |
| 1939 | 988 | |
| 1946 | 1304 | |
| 1950 | 1298 | |
| 1960 | 1107 | |
| 1964 | 981 | |
| 1970 | 959 | |
| 1980 | 867 | |
| 1985 | 787 | |
| 1990 | 707 | |
| 1996 | 631 | |
| 2005 | 621 | |
| 2008 | 550 | |
| 2009 | 563 |