Döschwitz

Döschwitz
Ortsteil of Kretzschau
Döschwitz
Coordinates	51°4′0″N 12°3′0″E / 51.066667°N 12.05°E / 51.066667; 12.05Coordinates: 51°4′0″N 12°3′0″E / 51.066667°N 12.05°E / 51.066667; 12.05
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Municipality	Kretzschau
Basic statistics
Area	10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m  (620 ft)
Population	884  (31 December 2006)
- Density	82 /km2 (211 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BLK
Postal code	06712
Area code	034425
Website	www.vgem-dzf.de

Döschwitz is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Kretzschau. It is situated at Federal Road B 180 between Zeitz and Naumburg. The road is there part of the Romanic Road (German: Straße der Romanik), the most important scenic and cultural holiday road in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

The municipality consists of four villages:

• Döschwitz
• Gladitz
• Hollsteitz
• Kirchsteitz

Döschwitz is regionally well known for its sports club "Grün-Weiß Döschwitz". The club has five soccer teams: two for women, two for men and one for seniors. Further two teams play skittles.

External links

• Website of Hollsteitz (German)
• Website of Gladitz (German)
• Website of Grün-Weiß Döschwitz (German)