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Bad Köstritz

Coordinates: 50°55′50″N 12°0′35″E / 50.93056°N 12.00972°E / 50.93056; 12.00972
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Bad Köstritz
Town
Coat of arms of Bad Köstritz
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Köstritz within Greiz district
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Bad Köstritz is located in Germany
Bad Köstritz
Bad Köstritz
Bad Köstritz is located in Thuringia
Bad Köstritz
Bad Köstritz
Coordinates: 50°55′50″N 12°0′35″E / 50.93056°N 12.00972°E / 50.93056; 12.00972
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictGreiz
Government
 • MayorDietrich Heiland (CDU)
Area
 • Total
16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
3,704
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07586
Dialling codes036605
Vehicle registrationGRZ
Websitewww.stadt-bad-koestritz.de

Bad Köstritz is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, 7 km northwest of Gera. Bad Köstritz is known for the Köstritzer brewery and its Schwarzbier (black beer).

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Köstritz was part of the Principality of Reuss-Gera.

Local council

Election in May 2014:[2]

  • CDU: 9 seats
  • The Left: 3 seats
  • Free voters (FWG): 4 seats

Sights

Sons and daughters of the town

Gustav von Hüfner
  • Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), German composer of the early Baroque
  • Heinrich IX, Count Reuss of Köstritz (1711-1780), founder of the middle branch family Reuss-Köstritz
  • Julius Sturm (1816-1896), important German poet of late Romanticism, pastor in Köstritz 1856-1885, honorary citizen of Köstritz 1885
  • Gustav von Hüfner (1840-1908), German chemist
  • Heinrich Sturm (1860-1917), German jurist, politician and from 1908 to 1917 mayor of Chemnitz

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  2. ^ Stadtratswahl 2014 auf wahlen.thueringen.de, abgerufen am 6. August 2014


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