Ostrau (Grimma)

Ostrau Large district town of Grimma Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 11 ″  N , 12 ° 43 ′ 13 ″  E
Height :	142 m
Residents :	56  (Nov 2010)
Incorporation :	April 1, 1937
Incorporated into:	Zschoppach
Postal code :	04668
Area code :	034386
Ostrau from the south

Ostrau is a village in the Leipzig district in Saxony . Politically, the place has belonged to Grimma since 2012 . It is located on the S 36 state road between Zschoppach and Zschockau .

Ostrava was first mentioned in a document in 1247 as "Ozstrowe". Further mentions were:

• 1289: Ostrowe
• 1548: Ostra
• 1555: Ostro
• 1590: Ostraw
• 1875: Ostrau b. Quietly

On April 1, 1937, Ostrau was incorporated into Zschoppach. On March 1, 1994, the then independent municipalities of Böhlen, Dürrweitzschen, Leipnitz, Ragewitz and Zschoppach merged to form the municipality of Thümmlitzwalde . This in turn was incorporated into Grimma on January 1, 2011, with which Ostrau ultimately became a part of the municipality of Grimma.

Development of the population

year population 1548/51 6 possessed men , 4 residents , 7 hooves 1764 5 possessed men, 5 3 ⁄ 4   hooves 1834 67

year population 1871 96 1890 79 1910 81

year population 1925 73

Web links

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

• Ostrau in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony

Individual evidence

1. ↑ districts of Zschoppach on grimma.de , accessed on June 12, 2013
2. ↑ See Ostrau in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony