Gastewitz (Grimma)

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Gastewitz
Large district town of Grimma
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 15 ″  N , 12 ° 51 ′ 39 ″  E
Height : 189 m
Residents : 57  (Jan. 2011)
Incorporation : January 1, 1952
Incorporated into: Prositz
Postal code : 04668
Area code : 034385
Gastewitz (Grimma), aerial photo (2017)

Gastewitz is a village in the Leipzig district in Saxony . Politically, the place has belonged to Grimma since 2012 . It is located on the S 38 state road between Mutzschen and Prösitz .

Gastewitz was first mentioned in documents as "Gosztanewiz" in 1251. Further mentions were:

  • 1282: Gostanewizt
  • 1350: Gostenewicz, Gost (e) wicz
  • 1439: Gustebitz
  • 1446: Gastewitz
  • 1551: Cossewitz
  • 1748: Gastewitz
  • 1875: Gastewitz b. Mutzschen

On January 1, 1952, Gastewitz was incorporated into Prositz, and on January 1, 1993, Prositz was again incorporated into Mutzschen. With the incorporation of Mutzschen into Grimma on January 1, 2012, Gastewitz has been part of the latter since then.

Development of the population

year population
1548/51 11 possessed men , 14 1 ⁄ 2   hooves
1764 10 possessed men, 6 cottagers , 7 1 ⁄ 2   hooves
1834 138
year population
1871 145
1890 143
1910 121
year population
1925 120
1939 126
1946 169

Web links

  • Gastewitz in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Districts of Mutzschen on grimma.de , accessed on June 19, 2013
  2. ↑ See Gastewitz in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony