Schkeuditz

Schkeuditz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃkɔʏdɪts] (listen)) is a Große Kreisstadt 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. "Schkeuditzer Kreuz", the first cloverleaf exchange in Germany was opened in 1936[3] and is today the intersection between the autobahns A9 and A14.

Schkeuditz
Town
Town center
Coat of arms
Location of Schkeuditz within Nordsachsen district
Schkeuditz
Schkeuditz
Coordinates: 51°24′0″N 12°13′0″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictNordsachsen
Subdivisions10
Government
 • Mayor (2017–24) Rayk Bergner[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total79.36 km2 (30.64 sq mi)
Highest elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Lowest elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total18,287
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04435
Dialling codes034204
Vehicle registrationTDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
Websitewww.schkeuditz.de

History

Schkeuditz was first documented in the year 981 as a church in Merseburg bishopric with the name "scudici".

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
  • 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[4]

* 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
Bienitz1 January 2000only Dölzig and Kleinliebenau
Dölzig1st Januar 1994Merged with Burghausen and Rückmarsdorf to Bienitz
Freiroda1 March 1994Merged with Radefeld
Gerbisdorf1 December 1972Merged with Freiroda
Glesien1 January 1999
Hayna1 July 1973Merged with Radefeld
Kleinliebenau1 January 1957Merged with Dölzig
Kursdorf1 January 1994
Lössen1 July 1950Merged with Wolteritz
Radefeld1 January 1999Partial disbursal to Leipzig (7 inhabitants)
Wehlitz1 July 1950
Wolteritz1 March 1994Annexed Radefeld

References
  1. Bürgermeisterwahlen 2017, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 12 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
  3. "Europas erste Autobahnkreuz: Schkeuditzer Kreuz". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. www.schkeuditz.de (lt. Einwohnermeldeamt Schkeuditz vom 24.04.2017). September 2017
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