Kitzscher

Kitzscher
Coat of arms
Kitzscher
Location of Kitzscher within Leipzig district
Coordinates: 51°9′52.11″N 12°33′12.60″E / 51.1644750°N 12.5535000°E / 51.1644750; 12.5535000Coordinates: 51°9′52.11″N 12°33′12.60″E / 51.1644750°N 12.5535000°E / 51.1644750; 12.5535000
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Government
• Mayor	Maik Schramm (FW)
Area
• Total	28.99 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,007
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	04567
Dialling codes	03433
Vehicle registration	L
Website	www.kitzscher.de

Kitzscher is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

Geography

Kitzscher is situated in the Leipziger Tieflandsbucht, at the perimeter of the Central Saxon Hills. The town is situated 6 km northeast of Borna, and 24 km southeast of Leipzig. A nearby slagheap from open cast mining called the 'Halde Trages' is one of the highest points in the vicinity and the main sight of interest in the locality.

Neighboring parishes

Neukieritzsch 6 km	Leipzig 24 km	Otterwisch 8 km
6 km		Bad Lausick 10 km
	Kitzscher
Borna 5 km	Frohburg 9 km	Otterwisch 10 km

History

The little church in Kitzscher

Plaque on the church school in memory of Dinter

The village was first mentioned in a charter document in the abbey at Grimma in the year 1251 which referred to a noble family, Guntherus de Kiczschere, which ultimately died out in 1676 .

The oldest structure in the town is the church the origins of which date back to 1200.

References

Towns and municipalities in Leipzig (district) Bad Lausick Belgershain Bennewitz Böhlen Borna Borsdorf Brandis Colditz Elstertrebnitz Frohburg Geithain Grimma Groitzsch Großpösna Kitzscher Kohren-Sahlis Lossatal Machern Markkleeberg Markranstädt Narsdorf Naunhof Neukieritzsch Otterwisch Parthenstein Pegau Regis-Breitingen Rötha Thallwitz Trebsen Wurzen Zwenkau