Kitzscher

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Kitzscher
Coat of arms of Kitzscher
Coat of arms
Location of Kitzscher within Leipzig district
Kitzscher is located in Germany
Kitzscher
Kitzscher
Coordinates: 51°9′52.11″N 12°33′12.60″E / 51.1644750°N 12.5535000°E / 51.1644750; 12.5535000Coordinates: 51°9′52.11″N 12°33′12.60″E / 51.1644750°N 12.5535000°E / 51.1644750; 12.5535000
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictLeipzig
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2015–22) Maik Schramm[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total28.99 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,074
 • Density180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04567
Dialling codes03433
Vehicle registrationL, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Websitewww.kitzscher.de

Kitzscher (German: [ˈkɪt͡sʃɐ] (About this soundlisten)) is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

Geography[]

Kitzscher is situated in the Leipziger Tieflandsbucht, at the perimeter of the Central Saxon Hills. The town is situated 6 km northeast of Borna, and 24 km southeast of Leipzig. A nearby slagheap from open cast mining called the 'Halde Trages' is one of the highest points in the vicinity and the main sight of interest in the locality.

Neighboring parishes[]

History[]

The little church in Kitzscher
Plaque on the church school in memory of Dinter

The village was first mentioned in a charter document in the abbey at Grimma in the year 1251 which referred to a noble family, Guntherus de Kiczschere, which ultimately died out in 1676 .

The oldest structure in the town is the church the origins of which date back to 1200.

References[]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2015, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.


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