Obergrochlitz / Caselwitz

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Obergrochlitz / Caselwitz
City of Greiz
Coordinates: 50 ° 38 '24 "  N , 12 ° 10' 46"  E
Height : 377 m above sea level NN
Postal code : 07973
Area code : 03661
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Location of the places of Obergrochlitz / Caselwitz in the city of Greiz

Obergrochlitz / Caselwitz is a district of the city of Greiz in the district of Greiz in Thuringia .

location

The district is located southwest of Greiz on two mountain ridges above the valley of the White Elster . To the west lies Moschwitz , northwest Untergrochlitz . To the east in the valley is the village of Dölau (Greiz) with the Greiz-Dölau reservoir .

Obergrochlitz / Caselwitz essentially consists of the villages Obergrochlitz and Caselwitz . Between the two lies the Eichleite and north of Obergrochlitz the Schleußengut .

history

Caselwitz was mentioned for the first time on August 4, 1313 and Obergrochlitz in 1449. Large parts of today's Obergrochlitz belonged to Caselwitzer Flur at that time, this place was called "Neucaselwitz". The two communities merged on January 1, 1922 to form the municipality of Caselwitz-Grochlitz . Already after ten months this was incorporated into Greiz , whereby the name Caselwitz-Grochlitz initially remained. When it was specifically changed is unclear. Today, apart from the Caselwitz location, the entire district is part of the closed development of Obergrochlitz.

politics

Obergrochlitz / Caselwitz has its own district constitution and a district council. The local mayor has been Holger Steiniger (Die Linke) since the local elections in 2019 .

traffic

The district is determined by the circuit road opened 203 of Greiz about Obergrochlitz and Krell houses leads to Tremnitz. Caselwitz and the Eichleite are connected via municipal roads.

Local traffic in the district is carried out by PRG Greiz . Line 12 connects Obergrochlitz every hour and Caselwitz several times a day with Greiz. Line 2 continues to run to Elsterberg and Cossengrün via the district.

With the Greiz-Obergrochlitz airfield, Obergrochlitz has an important sports airfield for the region .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Volkmar Schneider: Greizer Heimatkalender 2001 . Printing & bookbinding Ernst Tischendorf, Greiz 2000, interesting facts about the history of Caselwitz, p. 21 .