Groitzsch

Groitzsch () is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Groitzsch-Aug-2008 020.jpg
German location.image_caption: Town hall
German location.image_coa: Wappen Groitzsch.svg
German location.image_plan: Groitzsch in L.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Leipzig
German location.elevation: 152
German location.area: 70.17
German location.postal_code: 04539
German location.area_code: 034296
German location.licence: L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14729170
German location.divisions: 28
German location.website: groitzsch.de
German location.mayor: Maik Kunze
German location.leader_term: 2022–29
German location.party: CDU

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Population: 7542
Area: 70.17
Elevation: 152
Official website: groitzsch.de
Image: Groitzsch-Aug-2008 020.jpg
Dialing code: 034296
Licence plate code: L

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Commons category: Groitzsch
postal code: 04539
Commons gallery: Groitzsch
P8168: Achim Steiner
hashtag: Groitzsch

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Groitzsch () is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany.

== Geography and transport == The town is situated at the southern edge of the Leipzig Bay east of the White Elster river on the confluence of Schwennigke and Schnauder rivers, 20 km northeast of Zeitz, and 25 km southwest of Leipzig. A transition to the Central German low mountain ranges is notable in several elevated places within the municipal boundaries.