Groitzsch, Urban municipality in Landkreis Leipzig, Germany.
Located at the southern edge of Leipzig Bay, Groitzsch stands at 152 meters above sea level east of the White Elster river.
The settlement of Groitzsch was first documented in 1039 in the Pegauer Annals, receiving its official town privileges in 1214.
The municipality maintains strong Lutheran traditions with multiple sub-parishes and features historical structures including St Giles church, now transformed into a museum.
The municipality provides educational facilities with primary and secondary schools, while maintaining essential administrative services for its 5,000 residents.
Shoemaking developed as a central industry in Groitzsch during medieval times, with local products regularly featured at the Leipzig Fair.
Location: Landkreis Leipzig
Elevation above the sea: 152 m
Shares border with: Zwenkau, Neukieritzsch, Regis-Breitingen, Lucka, Elsteraue, Elstertrebnitz, Pegau
Website: https://groitzsch.de
GPS coordinates: 51.15556,12.28056
Latest update: March 5, 2025 06:28
Eisenmühle Oderwitz
4 km
Burg Groitzsch
586 m
Pegau Abbey
2.2 km
Stadtkirche St. Laurentius
2.3 km
Erbs Brickworks
1.7 km
Rathaus Pegau
2.2 km
Pfarrholz Groitzsch
858 m
Pedunculate oak Kieritzsch
6.7 km
Boundary stones between Prussia and Saxony - 71
4.1 km
Kgl.-sächs. Postmeilenstein Groitzsch Gedenkstein
546 m
Kirche Hohendorf
5.9 km
Kirche Kieritzsch
7 km
Lutherkirche
3.7 km
Gottesackerkirche St. Johannis
2.6 km
Kirche Auligk
6.2 km
Dorfkirche Ramsdorf: Kirche (mit Ausstattung) und Grabstein an der Kirche Dorfstraße -
9.6 km
Albert-Hain-Brücke
1.5 km
Kirche mit Ausstattung A -
2.7 km
Sebastiansgarten und Träubelwiese
1.2 km
Dorfkirche Pödelwitz
5.1 km
Elsteraue südlich Zwenkau
1.7 km
Polish-Saxon Post Milestone in Pegau
1.7 km
Royal Saxon milestone Elstertrebnitz
4.4 km
Marienbrücke
667 m
Grenzstein Nr. 72
5.6 km
Wasserturm Groitzsch
242 m
Ziegelei Erbs
1.7 km
Boundary stones between Prussia and Saxony - 69
4.2 kmReviews
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