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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
Palace
Palace
Coat of arms of Bad Köstritz
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
 • Mayor (2021–27) Oliver Voigt[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,704
 • Density180/km2 (470/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

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The settlement was first mentioned in 1364 as Kostricz, a place of Slavic foundation. There has been a castle since the middle of the 13th century. The city has emerged from two medieval manors.

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Köstritz was part of the Principality of Reuss-Gera. Köstritz Castle, a four-winged building around a courtyard built between 1687 and 1704, was the seat of a side wing of the ruling House of Reuss, named counts and (from 1806) princes Reuss-Köstritz. The castle was demolished in 1972 under the government of East Germany, with only the gatehouse left. Today, a modern hotel has been built on the site. In January 2023 Bad Köstritz absorbed the former municipality Hartmannsdorf.[3]

Local council

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Election in May 2014:[4]

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

Sights

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Sons and daughters of the town

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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

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Thüringer Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt Nr. 26/2022" (PDF). 20 December 2022. pp. 475–476.
  4. ^ Stadtratswahl 2014 auf wahlen.thueringen.de, retrieved 6 August 2014
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