Hochkirch

== English == === Etymology === From German Hochkirch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhoʊk.kɪɹk/, anglicized also /hɔk.kɝk/ === Proper noun === Hochkirch A municipality of Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany. ==== Translations ==== == German == === Etymology === hoch (“high”) +‎ Kirche (“church”), referring to a church, which was built on the highest point of that place. First mentioned as Bukewiz (possibly derived from Upper Sorbian buk (“beech”)) in a 1222 deed issued by Bishop Bruno II of Meißen; the present German name first appeared in 1671. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhoːxkɪʁç/ Hyphenation: Hoch‧kirch (This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.) === Proper noun === Hochkirch n (proper noun, genitive Hochkirchs or (optionally with an article) Hochkirch) Hochkirch (a municipality of Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany)