Etymology
First mentioned in Latin as (in villa) Goreliz in a deed from King Heinrich IV of 1071. Said to be of Slavic/Old Sorbian origin, from Proto-Slavic *gorěti (“to burn”), referring to an establishment on a burned site.[1] Its mentioning is connected to the transfer of some of the king's properties located in the eastern part of Upper Lusatia to the cathedral chapter of Meißen.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡœʁlɪts/
- Hyphenation: Gör‧litz
References
Ernst Eichler, Hans Walther: Historisches Ortsnamenbuch von Sachsen. T. II. M – Z. Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2001, s. 334
Urkunde Nr. 246 vom 11. Dezember 1071 in: Dietrich von Gladiß u. Alfred Gawlik (Hrsg.): Diplomata regum et imperatorum Germaniae: Tomus IV: Henrici IV. diplomata / Die Urkunden der deutschen Könige und Kaiser: Sechster Band: Die Urkunden Heinrichs IV. Teil 1, hrsg. von Dietrich von Gladiß: 1056–1076 Berlin 1941, S. 311–313 (Monumenta Germaniae historica, Digitalisat)
