Krostitz

Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Krostitz within Nordsachsen district

(2019–26) Oliver Kläring^[1]Area

• Total43.83 km² (16.92 sq mi)Elevation

127 m (417 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,155 • Density95/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

04509

Dialling codes034295Vehicle registrationTDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TOWebsitewww.krostitz.de

Krostitz is a municipality in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.

It is best known for its brewery which brews Ur-Krostitzer beer.

History

King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden stayed here in 1631 before the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631).

From 1815 to 1944, Krostitz was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony, from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany and since 1990 of Saxony.

References

^ Wahlergebnisse 2019, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.