Gornewitz

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Gornewitz
Large district town of Grimma
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 3 ″  N , 12 ° 48 ′ 17 ″  E
Height : 138 m
Residents : 80  (Nov. 1, 2010)
Incorporation : January 1, 1952
Incorporated into: Nerchau
Postal code : 04668
Area code : 034382
Gornewitz (Saxony)
Gornewitz

Location of Gornewitz in Saxony

Gornewitz Mill
Gornewitz Mill

Gornewitz is a village in the Leipzig district in Saxony . Politically, the place has belonged to Grimma since the beginning of 2011 . It is located on the district road 8324 between Fremdiswalde and Nerchau .

Gornewitz was first mentioned as "Garnewitz" in 1417. Further mentions were:

  • 1421: Gornewicz
  • 1529: Gornewitz

Development of the population

year Residents
1548/51 04 possessed men , 1 gardener , 6 residents , 6  hooves
1764 04 possessed men, 4 gardeners, 7 cottagers , 6 hooves
1834 90
year Residents
1871 088
1890 106
1910 098
year Residents
1925 121
1939 132
1946 163

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Districts of Nerchau on grimma.de , accessed on February 13, 2016
  2. Cf. Gornewitz in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony