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Schkeuditz
View on WikipediaSchkeuditz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃkɔʏdɪts] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Skudźicy) is a Große Kreisstadt in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, 12km northwest of Leipzig. Leipzig/Halle Airport is located in Schkeuditz. The letter processing center for the greater Leipzig region is also located in Schkeuditz. "Schkeuditzer Kreuz", the first cloverleaf exchange in Germany was opened in 1936,[3] and today is the intersection between the autobahns A9 and A14.
Key Information
History
[edit]The Linear Pottery Well excavated in the Schkeuditz locality of Altscherbitz is 7000 years old.[4] Schkeuditz was first documented in the year 981 as a church in Merseburg bishopric with the name "scudici".
Population over time
[edit]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.
| Year | Pop. |
|---|---|
| 1885 | 4,592 |
| 1910 | 7,462 |
| 1925 | 7,936 |
| 1933 | 13,548 |
| 1939 | 14,846 |
| 1950 | 18,913 |
| 1971 | 16,392 |
| 1981 | 14,208 |
| 1988 | 15,173 |
| 1990 | *19,473 |
| 1998 | 17,285 |
| 2001 | 19,027 |
| 2003 | 18,702 |
| 2005 | 18,594 |
| 2007 | 18,150 |
| 2011 | 17,413 |
| 2012 | 16,877 |
| 2013 | 16,961 |
| 2017 | 17,587 |
| ^* Using the current town boundaries. The town boundaries have expanded over time as shown in § Annexations. Source: [5] | |
Annexations
[edit]| Former district | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Bienitz | 1 January 2000 | only Dölzig and Kleinliebenau |
| Dölzig | 1 January 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 | Partial disbursal to Leipzig (7 inhabitants) |
| Wehlitz | 1 July 1950 | |
| Wolteritz | 1 March 1994 | Annexed Radefeld |
Schladitzer See
[edit]In the northeastern part of Schkeuditz is the Schladitzer See. It is an artificial lake developed from a former opencast lignite mine. The Schladitzer See has been used as a bathing lake and water sports center since 2003.[6]
People
[edit]- Gerhard W. Menzel (1922–1980), writer
- Frank Siebeck (born 1949), hurdler
- Mark Siebeck (born 1975), volleyball player
- Peter Sack (born 1979), shot putter
References
[edit]- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Europas erste Autobahnkreuz: Schkeuditzer Kreuz". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Ein linienbandkeramischer Brunnen von Altscherbitz, Flughafen Leipzig/Halle". archaeologie.sachsen.de (in German). 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ www.schkeuditz.de (lt. Einwohnermeldeamt Schkeuditz vom 24.04.2017) Archived 2017-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. September 2017
- ^ "Schladitzer See". leipzig.travel. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
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