Seelitz

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Seelitz
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Seelitz
Coordinates: 51°1′53″N12°49′14″E / 51.03139°N 12.82056°E / 51.03139; 12.82056 Coordinates: 51°1′53″N12°49′14″E / 51.03139°N 12.82056°E / 51.03139; 12.82056
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Mittelsachsen
Municipal assoc. Rochlitz
Subdivisions24
Government
 •  Mayor (2022–29) Thomas Oertel [1]
Area
 • Total31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
 • Total1,669
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
09306
Dialling codes 03737
Vehicle registration FG
Website www.gemeinde-seelitz.de/

Seelitz is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is part of the administrative partnership Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Rochlitz based in the eponymous town.

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Geography

The village of Seelitz is situated about 2 km south-east of Rochlitz and 13 km north-east of Mittweida, above the river Zwickauer Mulde. The following communities have been incorporated:

  • Beedeln
  • Bernsdorf
  • Biesern
  • Döhlen
  • Fischheim
  • Gröblitz
  • Gröbschütz
  • Kolkau
  • Köttern
  • Neudörfchen
  • Neuwerder
  • Neuzschaagwitz
  • Pürsten
  • Seebitzschen
  • Sörnzig
  • Spernsdorf
  • Städten
  • Steudten
  • Winkeln
  • Zetteritz
  • Zöllnitz
  • Zschaagwitz
  • Zschauitz

History

Local history

Seelitz and the neighbouring villages are of Slavic origin. Although there is no written evidence, this is proven by archeological finds, mostly pottery shards, by Slavic burgwalls such as those near Fischheim and Köttern, by the names of populated places and landscape features, and by the layout and size of the historic land parcels in the communities.

The place is first mentioned in writing as Seliz in an 1174 deed of donation, according to which margrave Dedo the Fat of Lusatia gave four Hufen of Land in Seelitz to the newly founded Zschillen monastery.

The spelling of the place name has changed little since then: [3]

The name had Old Sorbian origins, but its original meaning is unclear. It may be derived from a person's name Želidrog, shortened to Žel, or from zel, which means 'green' [4]

During the Thirty Years' War and in later conflicts Seelitz suffered from marauding troops and epidemics.

Seelitz belonged administratively to Amt Rochlitz. [3] Since the population of the neighbouring villages had to attend church services in Seelitz, it became an ecclesiastical centre of the region.

Following the incorporation of other communities during the 20th century, Seelitz now has 24 constituent parts.

Former communityDateNotes
Beedeln [5] 1 July 1965incorporated into Kolkau
Bernsdorf (Seelitz) [6] 1 May 1936incorporated into Beedeln
Biesern [5] [7] 1 July 1950incorporated into Steudten
Döhlen (Seelitz) [5] 1 March 1969
Fischheim [5] [7] 1 July 1950incorporated into Steudten
Gröblitz [5] [7] 1 July 1950
Gröbschütz [5] 1 March 1974
Großstädten [6] 1 April 1935joined Kleinstädten to form Städten
Kleinstädten [6] 1. April 1935joined Großstädten to form Städten
Kolkau [8] 1 April 1993
Kolkau, Gutsbezirk ca. 1922incorporated into Kolkau
Köttern [5] [7] 1 July 1950incorporated into Spernsdorf
Neudörfchen (Seelitz) [9] prior to 1875incorporated into Döhlen
Neutaubenheim, Gutsbezirkca. 1922incorporated into Döhlen
Neuwerder [9] prior to 1875incorporated into Döhlen
Pürsten (Seelitz) [5] [7] 1 July 1950
Seebitzschen [5] [7] 1 July 1950incorporated into Steudten
Sörnzig [5] [7] 1 July 1950incorporated into Steudten
Spernsdorf [8] 1 April 1993
Städten [5] [7] 1 July 1950incorporated into Zetteritz
Steudten (Seelitz) [8] 1 January 1994
Winkeln (Seelitz) [5] [8] 1 March 1963
1. Januar 1994		incorporated into Zschoppelshain
transferred to Seelitz
Zetteritz [8] 1 January 1994
Zetteritz, Gutsbezirk ca. 1922incorporated into Zetteritz
Zöllnitz (Seelitz) [6] 1 April 1935incorporated into Seebitzschen
Zschaagwitz (mit Neuzschaagwitz) [5] [7] 1 July 1950incorporated into Spernsdorf
Zschauitz (Seelitz) [5] [7] 1 July 1950incorporated into Gröbschütz

Ecclesiastical history

According to the Meißnische Chronika ('Misnian Chronicle'), the church of Seelitz dates back into the 8th century. [10] [11]
The parish of Seelit was formed around the year 1000 and became part of the diocese of Meißen, [12] after the country around Rochlitz had been occupied by German settlers who had come from Franconia. By this time, the Sorbian population had formally converted to Christianity. Violent acts in connection with the Christian mission are not reported from this area. [13]

The lapidary inscriptions of the year dates 1516 and 1529 [14] on the village church St Anna indicate that at this time a romanesque church dating from the 11th century had been replaced by the extant hall church in late gothic style. [15]

Around 1430 Seelitz suffered from the invasion of Hussitic troops, during which time the church was destroyed. Seelitz joined the Protestant Reformation comparatively early, the local school which was erected in 1527 was probably already Protestant from the beginning. [12]

From 1769 to 1761, the local church was rebuilt in baroque style under the direction of Wiederau carpenter Michael Mäßig and was fitted with matronea. Altar and pulpit (1770/1771) as well as the baptismal font in rococo style were made by Penig sculptor Johann Gottfried Stecher (1718–1776). [11]

Over time, Seelitz became a regional ecclesiastical centre, and with 23 constituting villages it forms the largest territorial parish in Saxony.

Municipal council

The communal elections in Saxony on 25 May 2014 resulted in the following distribution of seats in the municipal council: [16]

Voter turnout was 57.4%.

Sights

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Biesern sand pit

Infrastructure

The eastern part of the communal area is crossed by Bundesstraße 107, the northern part by Bundesstraße 175 (section between Rochlitz and Geringswalde). The railway lines Glauchau–Großbothen and Waldheim–Rochlitz with stations in Steudten and Döhlen, respectively, have been closed down in 2002 and 1998. The official bicycle route Mulderadweg passes through Seelitz.

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  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Seelitz in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
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