Kreischa
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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. The name originates from Old Slavic
cryshowe, meaning "bented village" or "lame one".
district Rastatt
, Baden-Württemberg
, Germany
since 1990
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Erzgebirge.- History :...
district, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It directly borders the Saxon capital Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
and consists of 14 districts.
Kreischa was first mentioned in 1282. The name originates from Old Slavic
Old Slavic
Old Slavic may refer to:*the Old Church Slavonic language*the Proto-Slavic language language...
cryshowe, meaning "bented village" or "lame one".
Sister cities
Kreischa is twinned with: LoffenauLoffenau
Loffenau is a town in the district of Rastatt in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-Geography:Loffenau is located within a tributary valley of the "Murgtal" in the western slopes of the northern black forest.-Local attractions:...
district Rastatt
Rastatt
Rastatt is a city and baroque residence in the District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Murg river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50'000...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
since 1990
Municipality subdivisions
- Babisnau
- Bärenklause
- Brösgen
- Gombsen
- Kautzsch
- Kleba
- Kleincarsdorf
- Lungkwitz
- Quohren
- Saida
- Sobrigau
- Theisewitz
- Kreischa-Wittgensdorf
- Zscheckwitz