Wagelwitz

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Wagelwitz
Large district town of Grimma
Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 23 ″  N , 12 ° 51 ′ 19 ″  E
Height : 150 m
Residents : 158  (Jan. 2011)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Incorporated into: Cannewitz
Postal code : 04668
Area code : 034385
Wagelwitz (Saxony)
Wagelwitz

Location of Wagelwitz in Saxony

Wagelwitz is a village in the Leipzig district in Saxony . Politically, the place has belonged to Grimma since 2012 . It lies between Roda and Cannewitz .

In a document, Wagelwitz was first mentioned in 1378 as "Wocherwicz, Wochilwicz". Further mentions were:

  • 1418: "Wochelwicz"
  • 1421: "Wachelwicz"
  • 1523: "Wachelwitz"
  • 1529: "Woggewitz"
  • 1542: "Wagelwitz"
  • 1580: "Wachelitz"
  • 1791: "Wagelwiz"
  • 1875: "Wagelwitz" ("Wachelwitz")

On July 1, 1972 Wagelwitz was incorporated into Cannewitz. On January 1, 1994, the towns of Cannewitz, Denkwitz, Löbschütz and Thümmlitz were incorporated into Nerchau, Wagelwitz was reclassified to Mutzschen . With the incorporation on January 1, 2012 Wagelwitz became a part of the municipality of Grimma.

Development of the population

year population
1548/51 15 possessed men , 13 residents , 11 1 ⁄ 2   hooves
1764 17 possessed men, 12 cottagers , 7 7 ⁄ 12   hooves
1834 233
1871 277
year population
1890 240
1910 227
1925 210
1939 234
year population
1946 324
1950 275
1964 214

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Districts of Mutzschen on grimma.de , accessed on June 19, 2013
  2. ↑ See Wagelwitz in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony