Schkeuditz

Schkeuditz
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Schkeuditz within Nordsachsen district
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Subdivisions	10
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Enke
Area
• Total	79.36 km2 (30.64 sq mi)
Highest elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Lowest elevation	91 m (299 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	19,189
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04435
Dialling codes	034204
Vehicle registration	TDO
Website	www.schkeuditz.de

Town center

Schkeuditz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃkɔʏdɪts]) is a town 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.

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.

1885: 4,592 1910: 7,462 1925: 7,936 1933: 13,548 1939: 14,846

1950: 18,913 1971: 16,392 1981: 14,208 1988: 15,173 1990: 19,473*

1998: 17,285 2001: 19,027 2003: 18,702 2005: 18,594 2007: 18,150

* 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
Bienitz	1 January 2000	only Dölzig and Kleinliebenau
Dölzig	1st Januar 1994	Merged with Burghausen and Rückmarsdorf to Bienitz
Freiroda	1 March 1994	Merged with Radefeld
Gerbisdorf	1 December 1972	Merged with Freiroda
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	Teilausgliederung nach Leipzig (7 Einwohner)
Wehlitz	1 July 1950
Wolteritz	1 March 1994	Annexed Radefeld