Schkeuditz (; ) is a Große Kreisstadt in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, 12 km northwest of Leipzig. Leipzig/Halle Airport is located in Schkeuditz. The letter processing center for the greater Leipzig region is also located in Schkeuditz. "Schkeuditzer Kreuz", the first cloverleaf exchange in Germany was opened in 1936, and today is the intersection between the autobahns A9 and A14.
History The Linear Pottery Well excavated in the Schkeuditz locality of Altscherbitz is 7000 years old. Schkeuditz was first documented in the year 981 as a church in Merseburg bishopric with the name "scudici".
Population over time The population development over time is given in the following table. Like many towns in East-Germany, the population is lower today than just after reunification.
Annexations
Former district Date Comment Bienitz 1 January 2000 only Dölzig and Kleinliebenau Dölzig 1 January 1994 Merged with Burghausen and Rückmarsdorf to Bienitz Freiroda 1 March 1994 Merged with Radefeld Gerbisdorf 1 December 1972 Merged with Freiroda Glesien 1 January 1999 Hayna 1 July 1973 Merged with Radefeld Kleinliebenau 1 January 1957 Merged with Dölzig Kursdorf 1 January 1994 Lössen 1 July 1950 Merged with Wolteritz Radefeld 1 January 1999 Partial disbursal to Leipzig (7 inhabitants) Wehlitz 1 July 1950 Wolteritz 1 March 1994 Annexed Radefeld
Schladitzer See In the northeastern part of Schkeuditz is the Schladitzer See. It is an artificial lake developed from a former opencast lignite mine. The Schladitzer See has been used as a bathing lake and water sports center since 2003.
People Gerhard W. Menzel (1922–1980), writer Frank Siebeck (born 1949), hurdler Mark Siebeck (born 1975), volleyball player Peter Sack (born 1979), shot putter
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