Gröditz


Gröditz is a town in the district Meißen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The town is located 12 km northeast of Riesa, and 7 km southwest of Elsterwerda.

Geography

Gröditz is located on a 100 meter high plains that of the Röder is crossed. The city is located on the Saxon side of today's Saxon - Brandenburg border and the former Saxon - Prussian border. By Groeditz leads the Elsterwerda-Grödel raft Channel that for the supply of the Dresden-Meissen Elbe Valley with wood from the Schrade forest was created and later to a location-promoting compound of iron-processing plants Riesa, Groeditz and Lauchhammer was.
Gröditz includes not only the core city's districts but also Nauwalde, Nieska, Reppis, Spansberg and Schweinfurth.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1363, but was at least since the late 12th century and was inhabited Slavic. Erected in 1748 Elsterwerda-Grödel raft Channel, by a Bomätscher powered waterway, formed the basis for the later industrialization. Graf Detlev Carl von Einsiedel bought 1779 Groditzer mill and founded at this location Gröditzer ironworks, in 1825, the foundation stone for the construction of a blast furnace, which was taken 1827 in operation.
During the World War II, there was a forced labor camp in the Lauchhammer works of the Central German steel plants of the Flick Group, in which 4000 prisoners of war, women and men from the countries occupied by Germany forced labor had to do in the gun production. Moreover, there was from October 1944 to April 1945 an Outdoor stock of Flossenbürg with more than 1000 concentration camp prisoners, including 300 Jews. The extremely inhumane living conditions led to the deaths of many forced laborers.
On October 5, 1967 Groeditz received city rights.
On 25 May 2009 the city was the Federal Government conferred title of "place of diversity".

Incorporations

On October 1, 1928, in the north of Groeditz neighboring village Reppis was incorporated. On 1 January 2013, the incorporation of the neighboring community Nauwalde, which had since 2000 a member of the Administrative Community Groeditz followed.

Population development

Development of the population :
YearResidents
1682152
1836150
1848170
1871545
1890954
19001.469
19363.500
19454.303

YearResidents
20097.244
20116.970
20137.524

Religions