Kreischa

Kreischa is a municipality in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It directly borders the Saxon capital Dresden and consists of 14 districts.

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German location.image_photo: Kreischa Rathaus (1) 2006-06-27.jpg
German location.image_caption: Town hall
German location.image_coa: Wappen_Kreischa.svg
German location.image_plan: Kreischa in PIR.svg
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
German location.elevation: 257
German location.area: 28.97
German location.postal_code: 01731
German location.area_code: 035206
German location.licence: PIR
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14628220

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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".