Pötzschau is a village and a former municipality in Saxony, Germany. Since 2015, it is part of the town

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 infam ...

. It consists of the smaller parts Großpötzschau, Kleinpötzschau and Dahlitzsch. Pötzschau is south-east of Leipzig 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'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surna ...

History

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. Formerly an independent municipality, it was merged into the municipality Espenhain in 1995. Espenhain was merged into the town Rötha in 2015.Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2015

Statistisches Bundesamt The Federal Statistical Office (german: Statistisches Bundesamt, 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 ...

References

Literature

* Thomas Nabert, Andreas Berkner, Sigrun Kabisch (ed.): ''Im Pleiße- und Göselland : zwischen Markkleeberg, Rötha und Kitzscher'', ''Pro''Leipzig, Leipzig 1999, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Potzschau Leipzig (district) Former municipalities in Saxony