Kretzschau
Kretzschau | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kretzschau
within Burgenlandkreis district | |
Location of Kretzschau | |
Kretzschau Kretzschau | |
| Coordinates: 51°3′N 12°4′E / 51.050°N 12.067°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Droyßiger-Zeitzer Forst |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–28) | Anemone Just |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.76 km2 (10.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 2,365 |
| • Density | 85.19/km2 (220.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06712 |
| Dialling codes | 03441, 034425 |
| Vehicle registration | BLK |
| Website | www.vgem-dzf.de |
Kretzschau (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɛtʃaʊ]) is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Droyßiger-Zeitzer Forst. As of December 2020, its population is 2,409. On 1 January 2010 it absorbed the former municipalities Döschwitz and Grana.