Gröditz

Gröditz

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Gröditz

Coordinates: 51°25′0″N 13°27′59″E / 51.41667°N 13.46639°E / 51.41667; 13.46639Coordinates: 51°25′0″N 13°27′59″E / 51.41667°N 13.46639°E / 51.41667; 13.46639
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Meißen
Government
 • Mayor Jochen Reinicke
Area
 • Total 28.78 km2 (11.11 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 7,409
 • Density 260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 01609
Dialling codes 035263
Vehicle registration MEI
Website www.groeditz.de

Gröditz is a town in the district Meißen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The town is located 12 km northeast of Riesa, and 7 km southwest of Elsterwerda.

Geography

Gröditz is located on a 100 meter high plains that of the Röder is crossed. The city is located on the Saxon side of today's Saxon - Brandenburg border and the former Saxon - Prussian border. By Groeditz leads the Elsterwerda-Grödel raft Channel (Floßgraben) that for the supply of the Dresden-Meissen Elbe Valley with wood from the Schrade forest was created and later to a location-promoting compound of iron-processing plants Riesa, Groeditz and Lauchhammer was (1947 shipping set).

Gröditz includes not only the core city's districts but also Nauwalde, Nieska, Reppis, Spansberg and Schweinfurth.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1363, but was at least since the late 12th century and was inhabited Slavic (the Röderaue has been inhabited since the 1st century). Erected in 1748 Elsterwerda-Grödel raft Channel, by a Bomätscher (Treidler, ship puller) powered waterway, formed the basis for the later industrialization. Graf Detlev Carl von Einsiedel bought 1779 Groditzer mill and founded at this location Gröditzer ironworks (Lauchhammer plant), in 1825, the foundation stone for the construction of a blast furnace, which was taken 1827 in operation.

During the World War II, there was a forced labor camp in the Lauchhammer works of the Central German steel plants of the Flick Group, in which 4000 prisoners of war, women and men from the countries occupied by Germany forced labor had to do in the gun production. Moreover, there was from October 1944 to April 1945 a Outdoor stock of Flossenbürg with more than 1000 concentration camp prisoners, including 300 Jews. The extremely inhumane living conditions led to the deaths of many forced laborers.

On October 5, 1967 Groeditz received city rights.

On 25 May 2009 the city was the Federal Government conferred title of "place of diversity".

Incorporations

On October 1, 1928, in the north of Groeditz neighboring village Reppis was incorporated. On 1 January 2013, the incorporation of the neighboring community Nauwalde, which had since 2000 a member of the Administrative Community Groeditz followed.

Population development

Development of the population (2013):

Year Residents
1682 152
1836 150
1848 170
1871 545
1890 954
1900 1.469
1936 3.500
1945 4.303
Year Residents
1946 5.406
1968 8.100
1987 10.436
1990 10.059
1994 9.265
1998 8.878
2003 8.081
2007 7.534
Year Residents
2009 7.244
2011 6.970
2013 7.524

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References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.
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