Paitzdorf is a German municipality in the Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

n Landkreis of Greiz

Greiz (district)

Greiz is a Kreis in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla,district-free city Gera, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Altenburger Land, and the two Saxon districts Zwickauer Land and Vogtlandkreis.- History :Historically the area of the district...

. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Ländereck

Ländereck

Ländereck is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Seelingstädt....

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Neighboring municipalities

Communities near Paitzdorf are the City of Ronneburg

Ronneburg, Thuringia

Ronneburg is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 7 km east of Gera.-External links:*...

 and Rückersdorf

Rückersdorf, Thuringia

Rückersdorf is a municipality in the eastern part of the Thuringian landkreis of Greiz and belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Ländereck.-Neighboring Communities:...

 in the Landkreis of Greiz; as well as Heukewalde

Heukewalde

Heukewalde is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Altenburger Land. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental.-Neighboring Municipalities:...

 and Posterstein

Posterstein

Posterstein is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Altenburger Land.-Neighboring municipalities:Municipalities near Posterstein are Heukewalde, Löbichau, Nöbdenitz, and Vollmershain in the district of Altenburger Land; as well as Paitzdorf and the city of Ronneburg in the district...

 in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land

Altenburger Land

Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis , and the districts Leipziger Land, Mittweida, Chemnitzer Land, Zwickauer Land in Saxony.- History :...

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History

Paitzdorf was first mentioned in writing in 1290.

In 1837, around 140 Paitzdorfers left for America, seeking religious freedom. Along with immigrants from Saxony, they founded the communities of Altenburg

Altenburg, Missouri

Altenburg is a city in Perry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 309 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Altenburg is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

, Frohna

Frohna, Missouri

Frohna is a city in Perry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Frohna is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

, Wittenberg

Wittenberg, Missouri

Wittenberg is an unincorporated community in eastern Perry County, Missouri. It is located on the Mississippi River fourteen miles southeast of Perryville. It was named for Wittenberg in Germany....

, Dresden, and Paitzdorf

Uniontown, Missouri

Uniontown is an unincorporated community in southeastern Perry County, Missouri. It is located on U.S. Route 61 ten miles southeast of Perryville. The community was founded in 1870. It was originally called Paitzdorf, and named after Paitzdorf, Germany where many settlers were from....

 on the Mississippi river

Mississippi River

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 in Missouri

Missouri

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. This group would later found the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 2.3 million members, it is both the eighth largest Protestant denomination and the second-largest Lutheran body in the U.S. after the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Synod...

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In 1963, Paitzdorf's windmill, erected in 1792, was torn down.