Otterwisch is a municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany.
Otterwisch | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Otterwisch
within Leipzig district  | |
 Location of Otterwisch | |
  Otterwisch  Otterwisch | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′N 12°37′E / 51.200°N 12.617°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Leipzig |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Lausick |
| Subdivisions | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Matthias Kauerauf[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.74 km2 (8.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,357 |
| • Density | 59.67/km2 (154.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04668 |
| Dialling codes | 034345 |
| Vehicle registration | L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR |
| Website | www.gemeinde-otterwisch.de |
Geography and transport
editHistory
editThe first documented mention of Otterwisch was in 1269. The meaning of the place name is not known for certain but may be derived from Otter Wiese (otter meadow). Großbuch is a part of Otterwisch since 1970. Its foundation dates back to the year 1104 and Wiprecht of Groitzsch. Its central point is the church in whose massive tower three valuable bronze bells from pre-Reformation times still function.
Großbuch was the scene of witch trials in the period 1488–1489.[3]
Sights of interest
editReferences
edit- ↑ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2024)" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- ↑ Manfred Wilde: Die Zauberei- und Hexenprozesse in Kursachsen, Köln, Weimar, Wien 2003, S. 476.
- ↑ "Geschichte von Schloß Otterwisch". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
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