Wittichenau

Sons and daughters of the town

• Georg August Swotlick, translated the Bible into Sorbian and created the first printed Sorbian dictionary.
• Mathias Wenzel Jäckel, was a prominent baroque sculptor, works can be seen in the Wittichenau Pfarrkirche and on the Karlsbrücke in Prague.
• Xaver Jakub Ticin, wrote the first Upper Sorbian grammar, died near Belgrade as a chaplain in the Turkish War.
• Franz Georg Lock, bishop.
• Herta Nikovich left 102,000 dollars as a founder of the "Wittichenau children" - Mrs. Nikovich Foundation for the promotion of education, education, youth welfare and youth welfare for all children of the city of Wittichenau.
• Günter Särchen, Catholic social pedagogue, publicist and pioneer of German-Polish reconciliation, honorary citizen of Wittichenau.
• Hubertus Zomack, Catholic theologian and priest, was Vicar General of the Bishopric of Görlitz.
• Waltraut Skoddow, writer.
• Ulrich Pogoda, Sorbian composer of classical music.
• Peter Schowtka, politician, deputy in the Saxonian Landtag 1991-2014 and from 1990 to 1994 mayor of Wittichenau.