Kötzschen

Kötzschen City of Merseburg Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 38 ″  N , 11 ° 58 ′ 13 ″  E
Height :	104 m above sea level NN
Incorporation :	July 1, 1950
Postal code :	06217
Area code :	03461
Location of Kötzschen in Saxony-Anhalt
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Kötzschen has been part of the city of Merseburg in the Saale district in Saxony-Anhalt since July 1st, 1950 .

geography

Kötzschen lies in the Geiseltal and is located southwest of Merseburg.

history

Until 1815, Kötzschen belonged to the Merseburg office of the high estates of Merseburg , which had been under Electoral Saxon sovereignty since 1561 and belonged to the secondary school principality of Saxony-Merseburg between 1656/57 and 1738 . The decisions of the Congress of Vienna the place came in 1815 to Prussia and in 1816 the county Merseburg in the administrative district of Merseburg of the Province of Saxony allocated.

Kötzschen became a district of the city of Merseburg on July 1, 1950.

traffic

Kötzschen has good road and rail connections. The regional tramway from Merseburg to Müchi operated by Merseburger Überlandbahn AG (MÜBAG), which was put into operation on February 5, 1913 , offered a good rail connection to Merseburg. As early as 1922 to 1924, the line was first relocated due to lignite mining in the Geiseltal. The connection was discontinued in 1968. Today only the terminus Merseburg-Süd serves the tram in the catchment area Kötzschen to connect to Merseburg.

The Merseburg – Querfurt railway runs on the south-eastern outskirts , but without a station. The next stop is Beuna , right behind the town limits.

Kötzschen is located near the federal motorway 38 . The Merseburg-Süd exit (25) is about three kilometers away.

Culture and community

Attractions

Kötzschen owns a church with a rectory. The Hoppenhauptkirche was built around 1710/20, presumably according to plans by Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt , which is why it is popularly known as the "Hoppenhauptkirche". It is characterized by a high and square north tower, which merges into an octagon. The nave, which is designed as a rectangular hall, still contains outstanding interior fittings. A lectern with a baptismal font by Johann Heinrich Agner, a pulpit altar by Christian Trothe and an organ by Johann David Tintzsch (1738) with a gallery are preserved features from the time the church was built. The rectory is in the immediate vicinity.

community

The local soccer club 1. FC Lindner eV Kötzschen with its own sports field is an active sports club in Kötzschen. The newly renovated sports field serves as the venue for many games by the region's sports clubs.

The Heimatverein Kötzschen 2004 e. V. is the Kötzschen homeland club founded in 2004. There are regular celebrations for the common good. It also serves to prepare the history of Kötzschen.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Karlheinz Blaschke , Uwe Ulrich Jäschke : Kursächsischer Ämteratlas 1790 , Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-937386-14-0 , p. 84 f.
2. ^ The district of Merseburg in the municipal directory 1900
3. ↑ Kötzschen on gov.genealogy.net