Schkeuditz

Schkeuditz

Coat of arms
Schkeuditz
Location of Schkeuditz within Nordsachsen district
Coordinates: 51°24′0″N 12°13′0″E / 51.40000°N 12.21667°E / 51.40000; 12.21667Coordinates: 51°24′0″N 12°13′0″E / 51.40000°N 12.21667°E / 51.40000; 12.21667
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Nordsachsen
Government
 • Mayor Rayk Bergner
Area
 • Total 79.36 km2 (30.64 sq mi)
Elevation 91-148 m (−395 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 17,905
 • Density 230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 04435
Dialling codes 034204
Vehicle registration TDO
Website www.schkeuditz.de
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. Schkeuditz is also known for the first Autobahnkreuz in Germany called the "Schkeuditzer Kreuz"[2]

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[3]

* 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 1999Teilausgliederung nach Leipzig (7 Einwohner)
Wehlitz1 July 1950
Wolteritz1 March 1994Annexed Radefeld

References

  1. ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
  2. ↑ Autobahnkreuze & Autobahndreiecke in Deutschland. September 2017
  3. ↑ www.schkeuditz.de (lt. Einwohnermeldeamt Schkeuditz vom 24.04.2017). September 2017
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