Döschwitz

Döschwitz
Ortsteil of Kretzschau
Schultze's winery in Döschwitz
Location of Döschwitz
Döschwitz Döschwitz
Coordinates: 51°4′N 12°3′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Municipality	Kretzschau
Area
• Total	10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (2006-12-31)
• Total	884
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06712
Dialling codes	034425
Website	www.vgem-dzf.de

Döschwitz is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Kretzschau. It is situated at Federal Road B 180 between Zeitz and Naumburg. The road is there part of the Romanic Road (German: Straße der Romanik), the most important scenic and cultural holiday road in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

The municipality consists of four villages:

• Döschwitz
• Gladitz
• Hollsteitz
• Kirchsteitz

Döschwitz is regionally well known for its sports club "Grün-Weiß Döschwitz". The club has five soccer teams: two for women, two for men and one for seniors. Further two teams play skittles.

External links

• Website of Hollsteitz (German)
• Website of Gladitz (German)
• Website of Grün-Weiß Döschwitz (German)