Förstgen (Grimma)

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Förstgen
Large district town of Grimma
Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 20 ″  N , 12 ° 47 ′ 8 ″  E
Height : 146 m
Incorporation : January 1, 1965
Incorporated into: Kasten
Postal code : 04668
Area code : 034384
Förstgen (Saxony)
Förstgen

Location of Förstgen in Saxony
At the pond
At the pond

Förstgen is a village in the Leipzig district in Saxony . Politically, the place has belonged to Grimma since the beginning of 2011 . He is on the K8330 between Kössern and Schkortitz .

Förstgen was first mentioned in a document in 1305 under the name "Vorstchan". Further mentions were:

  • 1368: pre-engravings
  • 1390: Forest
  • 1488: Forstichen
  • 1515: Forstgen

Development of the population

year population
1548/51 11 possessed men , 30 residents , 10 hooves
1764 11 possessed men, 20 cottagers , 9 1 ⁄ 2   hooves
1834 198
1871 251
year population
1890 272
1910 227
1925 232
1939 238
year population
1946 293
1950 284
1964 209

Web links

Commons : Förstgen  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Förstgen in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cf. Förstgen in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony