Schkeuditz
Town center
Schkeuditz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃkɔʏdɪts]) is a town in the district of Nordsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, 12 km northwest of Leipzig. Leipzig/Halle Airport is located in Schkeuditz. The letter processing center for the greater Leipzig region is also located in Schkeuditz.
Population over time
The population development over time is given in the following table. Like many towns in east Germany, the population is lower today than just after reunification.
- 1885: 4,592
- 1910: 7,462
- 1925: 7,936
- 1933: 13,548
- 1939: 14,846
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- 1950: 18,913
- 1971: 16,392
- 1981: 14,208
- 1988: 15,173
- 1990: 19,473*
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- 1998: 17,285
- 2001: 19,027
- 2003: 18,702
- 2005: 18,594
- 2007: 18,150
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* using the current town boundaries (Am: city limits). The town boundaries have expanded over time as shown in the following section.
Annexations
| Former District |
Date |
Comment |
|---|
| Bienitz | 1 January 2000 | only Dölzig and Kleinliebenau |
| Dölzig | 1st Januar 1994 | Merged with Burghausen and Rückmarsdorf to Bienitz |
| Freiroda | 1 March 1994 | Merged with Radefeld |
| Gerbisdorf | 1 December 1972 | Merged with Freiroda |
| Glesien | 1 January 1999 | |
| Hayna | 1 July 1973 | Merged with Radefeld |
| Kleinliebenau | 1 January 1957 | Merged with Dölzig |
| Kursdorf | 1 January 1994 | |
| Lössen | 1 July 1950 | Merged with Wolteritz |
| Radefeld | 1 January 1999 | Teilausgliederung nach Leipzig (7 Einwohner) |
| Wehlitz | 1 July 1950 | |
| Wolteritz | 1 March 1994 | Annexed Radefeld |
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