Schkeuditz
Schkeuditz | |
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Coordinates: 51°24′0″N 12°13′0″E / 51.40000°N 12.21667°ECoordinates: 51°24′0″N 12°13′0″E / 51.40000°N 12.21667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Nordsachsen |
Subdivisions | 10 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2017–24) | Rayk Bergner[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 79.36 km2 (30.64 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 91 m (299 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 18,287 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 04435 |
Dialling codes | 034204 |
Vehicle registration | TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO |
Website | www.schkeuditz.de |
Schkeuditz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃkɔʏdɪts] (listen)) 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.
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* 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 |
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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[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
- ^ "Europas erste Autobahnkreuz: Schkeuditzer Kreuz". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ www.schkeuditz.de (lt. Einwohnermeldeamt Schkeuditz vom 24.04.2017). September 2017
- Towns in Saxony
- Schkeuditz
- Nordsachsen
- Province of Saxony
- Bezirk Leipzig