Schkeuditz

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Schkeuditz
Town center
Town center
Coat of arms of Schkeuditz
Coat of arms
Location of Schkeuditz within Nordsachsen district
Schkeuditz is located in Germany
Schkeuditz
Schkeuditz
Coordinates: 51°24′0″N 12°13′0″E / 51.40000°N 12.21667°E / 51.40000; 12.21667Coordinates: 51°24′0″N 12°13′0″E / 51.40000°N 12.21667°E / 51.40000; 12.21667
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictNordsachsen
Subdivisions10
Government
 • Mayor (2017–24) Rayk Bergner[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total79.36 km2 (30.64 sq mi)
Highest elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Lowest elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total18,287
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04435
Dialling codes034204
Vehicle registrationTDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
Websitewww.schkeuditz.de

Schkeuditz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃkɔʏdɪts] (About this soundlisten)) is a Große Kreisstadt in the district of Nordsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, 12 km northwest of Leipzig. Leipzig/Halle Airport is located in Schkeuditz. The letter processing center for the greater Leipzig region is also located in Schkeuditz. "Schkeuditzer Kreuz", the first cloverleaf exchange in Germany was opened in 1936[3] and is today the intersection between the autobahns A9 and A14.

History[]

Schkeuditz was first documented in the year 981 as a church in Merseburg bishopric with the name "scudici".

Population over time[]

The population development over time is given in the following table. Like many towns in east Germany, the population is lower today than just after reunification.

  • 1885: 4,592
  • 1910: 7,462
  • 1925: 7,936
  • 1933: 13,548
  • 1939: 14,846
  • 1950: 18,913
  • 1971: 16,392
  • 1981: 14,208
  • 1988: 15,173
  • 1990: 19,473*
  • 1998: 17,285
  • 2001: 19,027
  • 2003: 18,702
  • 2005: 18,594
  • 2007: 18,150
  • 2011: 17,413
  • 2012: 16,877
  • 2013: 16,961
  • 2017: 17,587[4]

* using the current town boundaries (Am: city limits). The town boundaries have expanded over time as shown in the following section.

Annexations[]

Former District Date Comment
Bienitz 1 January 2000 only Dölzig and Kleinliebenau
Dölzig 1st Januar 1994 Merged with and Rückmarsdorf to Bienitz
Freiroda 1 March 1994 Merged with Radefeld
Gerbisdorf 1 December 1972 Merged with
Glesien 1 January 1999
Hayna 1 July 1973 Merged with Radefeld
Kleinliebenau 1 January 1957 Merged with Dölzig
Kursdorf 1 January 1994
Lössen 1 July 1950 Merged with Wolteritz
Radefeld 1 January 1999 Partial disbursal to Leipzig (7 inhabitants)
Wehlitz 1 July 1950
Wolteritz 1 March 1994 Annexed Radefeld

References[]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, 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.
  3. ^ "Europas erste Autobahnkreuz: Schkeuditzer Kreuz". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. ^ www.schkeuditz.de (lt. Einwohnermeldeamt Schkeuditz vom 24.04.2017). September 2017
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