Krostitz | |
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 Krostitz town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Krostitz within Nordsachsen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°27′44″N 12°27′12″E / 51.46222°N 12.45333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Nordsachsen |
| Municipal assoc. | Krostitz |
| Subdivisions | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–26) | Oliver Kläring[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.83 km2 (16.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,121 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04509 |
| Dialling codes | 034295 |
| Vehicle registration | TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO |
| Website | www.krostitz.de |
Krostitz is a municipality in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.
It is best known for its brewery which brews Ur-Krostitzer beer.
History
King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden stayed here in 1631 before the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631).
From 1815 to 1944, Krostitz was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony, from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany and since 1990 of Saxony.
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
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This page was last edited on 29 June 2023, at 09:16