Pötzschau
Appearance
Pötzschau | |
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![]() Pötzschau from the south-west | |
Coordinates: 51°12′40″N 12°29′06″E / 51.21114°N 12.48503°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
Town | Rötha |
Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
Population (2014-12-31) | |
• Total | 374 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 04579 |
Dialling codes | 034347 |
Pötzschau is a village and a former municipality in Saxony, Germany. Since 2015, it is part of the town Rötha. It consists of the smaller parts Großpötzschau, Kleinpötzschau and Dahlitzsch. Pötzschau is south-east of Leipzig in the valley of the creek Gösel.
History
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The first mentioning was as Beschowe in 1206, the distinction were added, "Groß" (great) in 1514, and "Klein" (small) in 1497. Dahlitzsch was first mentioned as Talzschicz in 1469.[1] Formerly an independent municipality, it was merged into the municipality Espenhain in 1995.[2] Espenhain was merged into the town Rötha in 2015.[3]
References
- ^ Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen
- ^ Pötzschau in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
- ^ Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2015, Statistisches Bundesamt
Literature
- Thomas Nabert, Andreas Berkner, Sigrun Kabisch (ed.): Im Pleiße- und Göselland : zwischen Markkleeberg, Rötha und Kitzscher, ProLeipzig, Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-9806474-1-2
- Richard Steche: Kleinpötzschau. In: Beschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen, 15. Volume: Amtshauptmannschaft Borna. C. C. Meinhold, Dresden, 1891, p. 65.