Bad Köstritz
Bad Köstritz is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, 7 km northwest of Gera. Bad Köstritz is known for the Köstritzer brewery and its Schwarzbier (black beer).
Bad Köstritz | |
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 Palace | |
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Location of Bad Köstritz within Greiz district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°55′50″N 12°0′35″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Greiz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–27) | Oliver Voigt[1] (FW) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,723 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07586 |
| Dialling codes | 036605 |
| Vehicle registration | GRZ |
| Website | www.stadt-bad-koestritz.de |
History
The settlement was first mentioned in 1364 as Kostricz, a place of Slavic foundation. There has been a castle since the middle of the 13th century. The city has emerged from two medieval manors.
Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Köstritz was part of the Principality of Reuss-Gera. Köstritz Castle, a four-winged building around a courtyard built between 1687 and 1704, was the seat of a side wing of the ruling House of Reuss, named counts and (from 1806) princes Reuss-Köstritz. The castle was demolished in 1972 under the government of East Germany, with only the gatehouse left. Today, a modern hotel has been built on the site. In January 2023 Bad Köstritz absorbed the former municipality Hartmannsdorf.[3]
Sights
- Heinrich Schütz House
- Municipal park
Sons and daughters of the town
- Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672), German composer of the early Baroque
- Heinrich IX, Count Reuss of Köstritz (1711–1780), founder of the middle branch family Reuss-Köstritz
- Julius Sturm (1816–1896), important German poet of late Romanticism, pastor in Köstritz 1856–1885, honorary citizen of Köstritz 1885
- Gustav von Hüfner (1840–1908), German chemist
- Heinrich Sturm (1860–1917), German jurist, politician and from 1908 to 1917 mayor of Chemnitz
References
- Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2021" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.
- "Thüringer Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt Nr. 26/2022" (PDF). 20 December 2022. pp. 475–476.
- Stadtratswahl 2014 auf wahlen.thueringen.de, retrieved 6 August 2014
External links
- Landkreis Greiz (in English, German, and French)
