The municipality is part of 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 in the Upper Lusatian flatland.
Villages
Twenty villages belong to the municipality, within Großdubrau's five smaller municipalities (Gemeinden).
Place names are given in German/Upper Sorbian, followed by the number of inhabitants:[when?]