village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
and a former municipality in
Saxony
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. Since 2015, it has been part of the town of
Rötha
Rötha () is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km south of Leipzig. On 1 August 2015 it was expanded with the former municipality Espenhain.
Districts
*Mölbis - independent village until 1999, formerly i ...
. It consists of the smaller parts, Großpötzschau, Kleinpötzschau, and Dahlitzsch. Pötzschau is south-east of
Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...
in the valley of the creek
Gösel
The Gösel is a river of Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Pleiße, which it joins in Rötha.
See also
*List of rivers of Saxony
A list of rivers of Saxony, Germany:
A
* Alte Luppe
B
* Bahra
* Bahre
* Batschke
* Bauerngraben
...
.
History
The first mention was as ''Beschowe'' in 1206, the distinction was added, "Groß" (great) in 1514, and "Klein" (small) in 1497. Dahlitzsch was first mentioned as ''Talzschicz'' in 1469. Formerly an independent municipality, it was merged into the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
Statistisches Bundesamt
The Federal Statistical Office (, shortened ''Destatis'') is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing statistical informati ...
References
Literature
* Thomas Nabert, Andreas Berkner, Sigrun Kabisch (ed.): ''Im Pleiße- und Göselland : zwischen Markkleeberg, Rötha und Kitzscher'', ''Pro''Leipzig, Leipzig 1999,
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Leipzig (district)Former municipalities in Saxony