Schkortitz

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Schkortitz
Large district town of Grimma
Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 42 ″  N , 12 ° 47 ′ 15 ″  E
Height : 173 m
Residents : 93  (December 1, 2009)
Incorporation : July 1, 1973
Incorporated into: Höfgen
Postal code : 04668
Paltrock windmill Schkortitz
Paltrock windmill Schkortitz

Schkortitz is a village in the Leipzig district in Saxony . Politically, the place has belonged to Grimma since the beginning of 2011 . It is located between Naundorf and Kaditzsch around seven kilometers east of Grimma on county road 8330.

Schkortitz from the southwest

history

Schkortitz was first mentioned in 1276 as "Scortitz". Further mentions were:

  • 1277: Scurtitz
  • 1284: Schortytz
  • 1350: Scorticz
  • 1421: Czschortitz
  • 1529: Schortitz
  • 1590: Schkortitzsch
  • 1875: Schkortitz (Schkorditz)

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent community Naundorf was incorporated. Zeunitz joined the company on January 1, 1952.

Development of the population

year population
1548/51 15 possessed men , 1 desert, 31 inhabitants , 21 1 ⁄ 2   hooves
1764 16 possessed men, 6 cottagers , 21 1 ⁄ 2   hooves
1834 224
1871 250
year population
1890 278
1910 259
1925 243
1939 218
year population
1946 304
1950 1 431
1964 2 410
1 with Naundorf
2 with Naundorf and Zeunitz

Attractions

The Paltrock windmill was moved from Roitzsch to Schkortitz.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ districts of Höfgen on grimma.de , accessed on 16 March 2014
  2. ↑ See Schkortitz in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony