Schkeuditz (ˈʃkɔʏdɪts) is a town in the district of 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

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. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster

Weiße Elster

The White Elster or Weisse Elster is a long river in central Europe, right tributary of the Saale. Its source is in the westernmost part of the Czech Republic, near Aš. After a few kilometres, it flows into eastern Germany...

, 12 km northwest 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...

. Leipzig/Halle Airport

Leipzig/Halle Airport

Leipzig/Halle Airport, sometimes called Schkeuditz Airport , is located in Schkeuditz, Saxony and serves both Leipzig, Saxony and Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.It has more than two million passengers per year....

 is located in Schkeuditz. The letter processing center

Briefzentrum (Deutsche Post)

A Briefzentrum is a district center for the processing of letters for Deutsche Post.- History :Before 1993, there were more than 1,000 centers for the processing of letters....

 for the greater Leipzig region is also located in Schkeuditz.

Population over time

The populaton development over time is given in the following table. Like many towns in east Germany, the population is lower today than just after reunification.

1885: 4,592 1910: 7,462 1925: 7,936 1933: 13,548 1939: 14,846

1950: 18,913 1971: 16,392 1981: 14,208 1988: 15,173 1990: 19,473*

1998: 17,285 2001: 19,027 2003: 18,702 2005: 18,594 2007: 18,150

* using the current town boundaries (Am: city limits

City limits

The terms city limits and city boundary refer to the defined boundary or border of a city. The area within the city limits is sometimes called the city proper. The terms town limits/boundary and village limits/boundary mean the same as city limits/boundary, but apply to towns and villages...

). The town boundaries have expanded over time as shown in the following section.

Annexations

Former District	Date	Comment
Bienitz	1st January 2000	only Dölzig and Kleinliebenau
Dölzig	1st Januar 1994	Merged together with Burghausen Burghausen Burghausen may refer to several places in Germany:*Burghausen, Altötting, a town in southeastern Bavaria*Burghausen bei Münnerstadt, part of Münnerstadt in northern Bavaria*Burghausen bei Freising, part of Kirchdorf an der Amper in central Bavaria...  and Rückmarsdorf to Bienitz
Freiroda	1st March 1994	Merged with Radefeld
Gerbisdorf	1st Dezember 1972	Merged with Freiroda
Glesien	1st January 1999
Hayna	1st July 1973	Merged with Radefeld
Kleinliebenau	1st January 1957	Merged with Dölzig
Kursdorf	1st January 1994
Lössen	1st July 1950	Merged with Wolteritz
Radefeld	1st January 1999	Teilausgliederung nach Leipzig (7 Einwohner)
Wehlitz	1st July 1950
Wolteritz	1st March 1994	Annexed Radefeld