The larger part of the municipality belongs to the recognized Sorbian settlement area in Saxony. Upper Sorbian has an official status next to German, all villages bear names in both languages.
Geography
The municipality is situated at the northern edge of the Lausitzer Bergland (Lusatian Hills).
Villages
The following villages belong to the municipality (names given in German/Upper Sorbian, followed by the number of inhabitants):
From 1952 to 1990, the constituent localities of Doberschau-Gaussig were part of the Bezirk Dresden of East Germany. On 1 January 1994, the municipality of Doberschau-Gaussig was formed by merging the municipalities of Doberschau and Gaussig.