Kreischa
Kreischa | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kreischa within Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district | |
Kreischa Kreischa | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′N 13°46′E / 50.950°N 13.767°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
| Subdivisions | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Frank Schöning[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,558 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01731 |
| Dialling codes | 035206 |
| Vehicle registration | PIR |
| Website | www.kreischa.de |
Kreischa is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It directly borders the Saxon capital Dresden and consists of 14 districts.
Kreischa was first mentioned in 1282 in the name Heinricus de Kryschowe. The name could be derived from an Old Slavic word meaning "crooked" or "lame".
Sister cities
Kreischa is twinned with:
- Loffenau district Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany since 1990
Municipality subdivisions
- Babisnau
- Bärenklause
- Brösgen
- Gombsen
- Kautzsch
- Kleba
- Kleincarsdorf
- Lungkwitz
- Quohren
- Saida
- Sobrigau
- Theisewitz
- Kreischa-Wittgensdorf
- Zscheckwitz
See also
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2023 - Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2023)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.