Oschatz
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Oschatz is a town in the district Nordsachsen
, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
. It is located 60 km east of Leipzig
and 60 km west of Dresden
.
and is located on the river Doellnitz, which joins the river Elbe
as a left tributary 15 km away near Riesa
. Oschatz is situated near the forested regions of the Dahlener Heath as well as the Wermsdorfer Forest and the Collmberg
. Neighboring districts include: Liebschützberg
, Strehla
, Riesa, Stauchitz
, Naundorf
, Wermsdorf
and Dahlen
.
The average air temperature in Oschatz is approximately 8.6 °C, the annual rainfall is about 570 millimeters.
Oschatz is a town in the district Nordsachsen
, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
. It is located 60 km east of Leipzig
and 60 km west of Dresden
.
and is located on the river Doellnitz, which joins the river Elbe
as a left tributary 15 km away near Riesa
. Oschatz is situated near the forested regions of the Dahlener Heath as well as the Wermsdorfer Forest and the Collmberg
. Neighboring districts include: Liebschützberg
, Strehla
, Riesa, Stauchitz
, Naundorf
, Wermsdorf
and Dahlen
.
The average air temperature in Oschatz is approximately 8.6 °C, the annual rainfall is about 570 millimeters.
Oschatz is a town in the district Nordsachsen
, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
. It is located 60 km east of Leipzig
and 60 km west of Dresden
.
and is located on the river Doellnitz, which joins the river Elbe
as a left tributary 15 km away near Riesa
. Oschatz is situated near the forested regions of the Dahlener Heath as well as the Wermsdorfer Forest and the Collmberg
. Neighboring districts include: Liebschützberg
, Strehla
, Riesa, Stauchitz
, Naundorf
, Wermsdorf
and Dahlen
.
The average air temperature in Oschatz is approximately 8.6 °C, the annual rainfall is about 570 millimeters.
times. The name Oschatz derives derives from the Sorbian
word for abatis
. The first written mention was in 1200 as a name "Johannes de Ozzetz", however the association to Oschatz is uncertain. The firs definite mention of the town dates from 1238, as Ozzechz is mentioned in a document from the Markgrave Heinrich III. von Meißen. The oldest document found in the town aarchive is an indulgence letter from Bishop Conrad of Meißen, dated 1246. In 1344 the people's army The Geharnischten certified for the association of towns Oschatz, Torgau
and Grimma
, and a schoolmaster was employed in 1365. A Eine „Vestung“ wird in Oschatz 1377 erstgenannt, es wird ein Stadtwachturm auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Museums errichtet. The town received market rights in 1394.
with: Blomberg, Germany
Filderstadt
, Germany Starogard Gdański
, Poland
Třebíč
, Czech Republic
Vénissieux
, France
Nordsachsen
Nordsachsen is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- History :The district was established by merging the former districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as part of the district reform of August 2008....
, in the Free State of Saxony, 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 is located 60 km east of Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
and 60 km west of 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....
.
Site and Climate
Oschatz lies in the Saxon LowlandSaxon Lowland
The Saxon Lowland or Saxon Löss Fields refer to a natural region that lies mainly within the state of Saxony in central Germany. In addition, small areas of this region extend to the northwest and west into Saxony-Anhalt , to the southeast into Thuringia and to the northeast into Brandenburg...
and is located on the river Doellnitz, which joins the river Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
as a left tributary 15 km away near Riesa
Riesa
Riesa is a town in the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located at the river Elbe, approx. 40 km northwest of Dresden.The world's first 110 kV power line was inaugurated between Riesa and Lauchhammer in 1912....
. Oschatz is situated near the forested regions of the Dahlener Heath as well as the Wermsdorfer Forest and the Collmberg
Collmberg
Collmberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
. Neighboring districts include: Liebschützberg
Liebschützberg
Liebschützberg is a municipality in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.Until 1991 the territory of Liebschützberg and its 1,600 residents were part of the town of Borna. During the administrative reform of Saxony which followed the reunification of Germany Liebschützberg became an...
, Strehla
Strehla
Strehla is a place in the district of Meißen, Saxony, Germany. It is located at the Elbe north of Riesa. This place name means arrow in Sorbian.-History:...
, Riesa, Stauchitz
Stauchitz
Stauchitz is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.-Municipality subdivisions:Stauchitz includes the following subdivisions:*Bloßwitz*Dobernitz*Dösitz*Gleina*Groptitz*Grubnitz*Hahnefeld*Ibanitz*Kalbitz*Panitz*Plotitz*Pöhsig...
, Naundorf
Naundorf
Naundorf is the Middle German name of the following communities and places in Germany:*Naundorf, Saxony, in the Torgau-Oschatz district, Saxony*Naundorf, Thuringia, in the Altenburger Land district, Thuringia...
, Wermsdorf
Wermsdorf
-Landscape:Wermsdorf is situated within Wermsdorf Forest a wooded area of some 30 km/sq, less than 7.0 km to the north-west of Mugeln. The south side of Wermsdorf is deforested and looks out over a fairly flat landscape of agricultural land set out in crops...
and Dahlen
Dahlen
Dahlen and Dahlén are surnames of Swedish origin and may refer to:-People:*Andreas Dahlén, Swedish footballer*Bill Dahlen , American Major League Baseball player*Carl Dahlén , Swedish ballet dancer and choreographer...
.
The average air temperature in Oschatz is approximately 8.6 °C, the annual rainfall is about 570 millimeters.
Oschatz is a town in the district Nordsachsen
Nordsachsen
Nordsachsen is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- History :The district was established by merging the former districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as part of the district reform of August 2008....
, in the Free State of Saxony, 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 is located 60 km east of Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
and 60 km west of 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....
.
Site and Climate
Oschatz lies in the Saxon LowlandSaxon Lowland
The Saxon Lowland or Saxon Löss Fields refer to a natural region that lies mainly within the state of Saxony in central Germany. In addition, small areas of this region extend to the northwest and west into Saxony-Anhalt , to the southeast into Thuringia and to the northeast into Brandenburg...
and is located on the river Doellnitz, which joins the river Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
as a left tributary 15 km away near Riesa
Riesa
Riesa is a town in the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located at the river Elbe, approx. 40 km northwest of Dresden.The world's first 110 kV power line was inaugurated between Riesa and Lauchhammer in 1912....
. Oschatz is situated near the forested regions of the Dahlener Heath as well as the Wermsdorfer Forest and the Collmberg
Collmberg
Collmberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
. Neighboring districts include: Liebschützberg
Liebschützberg
Liebschützberg is a municipality in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.Until 1991 the territory of Liebschützberg and its 1,600 residents were part of the town of Borna. During the administrative reform of Saxony which followed the reunification of Germany Liebschützberg became an...
, Strehla
Strehla
Strehla is a place in the district of Meißen, Saxony, Germany. It is located at the Elbe north of Riesa. This place name means arrow in Sorbian.-History:...
, Riesa, Stauchitz
Stauchitz
Stauchitz is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.-Municipality subdivisions:Stauchitz includes the following subdivisions:*Bloßwitz*Dobernitz*Dösitz*Gleina*Groptitz*Grubnitz*Hahnefeld*Ibanitz*Kalbitz*Panitz*Plotitz*Pöhsig...
, Naundorf
Naundorf
Naundorf is the Middle German name of the following communities and places in Germany:*Naundorf, Saxony, in the Torgau-Oschatz district, Saxony*Naundorf, Thuringia, in the Altenburger Land district, Thuringia...
, Wermsdorf
Wermsdorf
-Landscape:Wermsdorf is situated within Wermsdorf Forest a wooded area of some 30 km/sq, less than 7.0 km to the north-west of Mugeln. The south side of Wermsdorf is deforested and looks out over a fairly flat landscape of agricultural land set out in crops...
and Dahlen
Dahlen
Dahlen and Dahlén are surnames of Swedish origin and may refer to:-People:*Andreas Dahlén, Swedish footballer*Bill Dahlen , American Major League Baseball player*Carl Dahlén , Swedish ballet dancer and choreographer...
.
The average air temperature in Oschatz is approximately 8.6 °C, the annual rainfall is about 570 millimeters.
Oschatz is a town in the district Nordsachsen
Nordsachsen
Nordsachsen is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.- History :The district was established by merging the former districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz as part of the district reform of August 2008....
, in the Free State of Saxony, 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 is located 60 km east of Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
and 60 km west of 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....
.
Site and Climate
Oschatz lies in the Saxon LowlandSaxon Lowland
The Saxon Lowland or Saxon Löss Fields refer to a natural region that lies mainly within the state of Saxony in central Germany. In addition, small areas of this region extend to the northwest and west into Saxony-Anhalt , to the southeast into Thuringia and to the northeast into Brandenburg...
and is located on the river Doellnitz, which joins the river Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
as a left tributary 15 km away near Riesa
Riesa
Riesa is a town in the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located at the river Elbe, approx. 40 km northwest of Dresden.The world's first 110 kV power line was inaugurated between Riesa and Lauchhammer in 1912....
. Oschatz is situated near the forested regions of the Dahlener Heath as well as the Wermsdorfer Forest and the Collmberg
Collmberg
Collmberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany....
. Neighboring districts include: Liebschützberg
Liebschützberg
Liebschützberg is a municipality in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.Until 1991 the territory of Liebschützberg and its 1,600 residents were part of the town of Borna. During the administrative reform of Saxony which followed the reunification of Germany Liebschützberg became an...
, Strehla
Strehla
Strehla is a place in the district of Meißen, Saxony, Germany. It is located at the Elbe north of Riesa. This place name means arrow in Sorbian.-History:...
, Riesa, Stauchitz
Stauchitz
Stauchitz is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, Germany.-Municipality subdivisions:Stauchitz includes the following subdivisions:*Bloßwitz*Dobernitz*Dösitz*Gleina*Groptitz*Grubnitz*Hahnefeld*Ibanitz*Kalbitz*Panitz*Plotitz*Pöhsig...
, Naundorf
Naundorf
Naundorf is the Middle German name of the following communities and places in Germany:*Naundorf, Saxony, in the Torgau-Oschatz district, Saxony*Naundorf, Thuringia, in the Altenburger Land district, Thuringia...
, Wermsdorf
Wermsdorf
-Landscape:Wermsdorf is situated within Wermsdorf Forest a wooded area of some 30 km/sq, less than 7.0 km to the north-west of Mugeln. The south side of Wermsdorf is deforested and looks out over a fairly flat landscape of agricultural land set out in crops...
and Dahlen
Dahlen
Dahlen and Dahlén are surnames of Swedish origin and may refer to:-People:*Andreas Dahlén, Swedish footballer*Bill Dahlen , American Major League Baseball player*Carl Dahlén , Swedish ballet dancer and choreographer...
.
The average air temperature in Oschatz is approximately 8.6 °C, the annual rainfall is about 570 millimeters.
Subdistricts
The administrative district of the town Oschatz also contains the following 14 townlands:
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Early Times to 18th Century
The area of the present-day town has been settled since NeolithicNeolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
times. The name Oschatz derives derives from the Sorbian
Sorbian
Sorbian may refer to more than one article:* Sorbs, a Slavic people in modern day Germany* Sorbian languages, a group of closely related West Slavic languages-See also:...
word for abatis
Abatis
Abatis, abattis, or abbattis is a term in field fortification for an obstacle formed of the branches of trees laid in a row, with the sharpened tops directed outwards, towards the enemy. The trees are usually interlaced or tied with wire...
. The first written mention was in 1200 as a name "Johannes de Ozzetz", however the association to Oschatz is uncertain. The firs definite mention of the town dates from 1238, as Ozzechz is mentioned in a document from the Markgrave Heinrich III. von Meißen. The oldest document found in the town aarchive is an indulgence letter from Bishop Conrad of Meißen, dated 1246. In 1344 the people's army The Geharnischten certified for the association of towns Oschatz, Torgau
Torgau
Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen.Outside Germany, the town is most well known as the place where during the Second World War, United States Army forces coming from the west met with forces of the Soviet Union...
and Grimma
Grimma
Grimma is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde, southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district.- Location :...
, and a schoolmaster was employed in 1365. A Eine „Vestung“ wird in Oschatz 1377 erstgenannt, es wird ein Stadtwachturm auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Museums errichtet. The town received market rights in 1394.
International relations
Oschatz is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Blomberg, 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...
Filderstadt
Filderstadt
Filderstadt is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approximately 13 km south of Stuttgart.Filderstadt is located next to the Stuttgart Airport and the new Trade Fair...
, Germany Starogard Gdański
Starogard Gdanski
Starogard Gdański is a town in Eastern Pomerania in northwestern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Třebíč
Trebíc
Třebíč is a city in the Moravian part of the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.Třebíč is situated 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno on the Jihlava River. Třebíč is from 392 to 503 metres above sea-level....
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
Vénissieux
Vénissieux
Vénissieux is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to the southeast.-Transport:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
