Grottewitz

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Grottewitz
Large district town of Grimma
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 3 ″  N , 12 ° 49 ′ 18 ″  E
Height : 193 m above sea level NN
Residents : 56  (Nov 2010)
Incorporation : May 1, 1964
Incorporated into: Nerchau
Postal code : 04685
Area code : 034382
Grottewitz, aerial photo (2017)

Grottewitz is a district of the city of Grimma in the Leipzig district in Saxony .

history

The original dead end village was first mentioned in writing in 1030 as Grothomici in connection with a donation from Otto III. to Margrave Hermann. During the first Protestant church visitation in 1529, Grottewitz was also mentioned with the following words: "The Grotowitz church game includes the following villages: Grotowitz with 6 horse men and 1 gardener ". It was recorded as belonging to the Döben manor in 1551, 1696 and 1764.

In 1819 , August Schumann mentions Grottewitz in the State, Post and Newspaper Lexicon of Saxony concerning a. a .:

“It has 45 inhabitants, 5 ¾  hooves , 13 horses, 42 cows, 88 sheep, is parish in Nerchau, and belongs in writing. to the manor Döben. "

On July 1, 1950, Löbschütz was incorporated, followed by Zaschwitz on January 1, 1952.

In 1964 Grottewitz was incorporated into Nerchau . With the incorporation of the city of Nerchau into Grimma, it has belonged to the latter since January 1, 2011.

Development of the population

year population
1548/51 7 possessed men , 10 residents , 14 hooves
1764 7 possessed men, 1 cottage owner , 5 3 ⁄ 4   hooves
1834 70
1871 74
year population
1890 70
1910 72
1925 69
1939 55
year population
1946 96
1950 1 206

1 with Löbschütz

economy

In Grottewitz there is an organic farm, a timber trade and the company "Hans Hebetechnik + Metallbau", which was founded in 1886 as a forge and locksmith's shop and is known throughout Germany.

additional

Grottewitz is the birthplace of Curt Grottewitz , the founder of the workers' migration.

Web links

Commons : Grottewitz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Districts of Nerchau on grimma.de , accessed on May 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c Cf. Grottewitz in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
  3. ↑ See Grottewitz . In: August Schumann : Complete State, Post and Newspaper Lexicon of Saxony. 3rd volume. Schumann, Zwickau 1816, p. 585.