Pötzschau
Pötzschau is a village and a former municipality in Saxony, Germany. Since 2015, it is part of the town Rötha. It consists of the smaller parts Großpötzschau, Kleinpötzschau and Dahlitzsch. Pötzschau is south-east of Leipzig in the valley of the creek Gösel.
Pötzschau | |
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 Pötzschau from the south-west | |
Location of Pötzschau | |
  Pötzschau  Pötzschau | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′40″N 12°29′06″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| Town | Rötha |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2014-12-31) | |
| • Total | 374 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04579 |
| Dialling codes | 034347 |
History
Map around 1800
The first mentioning was as Beschowe in 1206, the distinction were added, "Groß" (great) in 1514, and "Klein" (small) in 1497. Dahlitzsch was first mentioned as Talzschicz in 1469.[1] Formerly an independent municipality, it was merged into the municipality Espenhain in 1995.[2] Espenhain was merged into the town Rötha in 2015.[3]
References
- Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen
- Pötzschau in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
- Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2015, Statistisches Bundesamt
Literature
- Thomas Nabert, Andreas Berkner, Sigrun Kabisch (ed.): Im Pleiße- und Göselland : zwischen Markkleeberg, Rötha und Kitzscher, ProLeipzig, Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-9806474-1-2
- Richard Steche: Kleinpötzschau. In: Beschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen, 15. Volume: Amtshauptmannschaft Borna. C. C. Meinhold, Dresden, 1891, p. 65.
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