Paitzdorf

Paitzdorf
Municipality
Location of Paitzdorf within Greiz district
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Greiz
Municipal assoc.	Wünschendorf/Elster
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Trillitzsch
Area
• Total	8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	415
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	07580
Dialling codes	036602
Vehicle registration	GRZ
Website	paitzdorf.de

Paitzdorf is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Greiz. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wünschendorf/Elster.

Geography

Neighboring municipalities

Communities near Paitzdorf are the City of Ronneburg and Rückersdorf in the Landkreis of Greiz; as well as Heukewalde and Posterstein in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land.

Municipal arrangement

Mennsdorf is Paitzdorf's only district.

History

Paitzdorf was first mentioned in writing in 1290.

In 1837, around 140 Paitzdorfers left for America, seeking religious freedom. Along with immigrants from Saxony, they founded the communities of Altenburg, Frohna, Wittenberg, Dresden, and Paitzdorf on the Mississippi river in Missouri. This group would later found the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.

In 1963, Paitzdorf's windmill, erected in 1792, was torn down.