Kreischa

Kreischa
Kreischa
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Dresden
District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Local subdivisions 14
Mayor Frank Schöning
Basic statistics
Area 28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Elevation 257 m  (843 ft)
Population 4,418 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 153 /km2 (395 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PIR
Postal code 01731
Area code 035206
Website www.kreischa.de

Kreischa is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It directly borders the Saxon capital Dresden and consists of 14 districts.

Kreischa was first mentioned in 1282. The name originates from Old Slavic cryshowe, meaning "bented village" or "lame one".

Sister cities

Kreischa is twinned with:

Municipality subdivisions

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 July 2011. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf. 
Towns and municipalities in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district