Döschwitz

Ortsteil of Kretzschau in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Location of Döschwitz

51°4′N 12°3′E / 51.067°N 12.050°E / 51.067; 12.050CountryGermanyStateSaxony-AnhaltDistrictBurgenlandkreis MunicipalityKretzschauArea

• Total10.84 km² (4.19 sq mi)Elevation

189 m (620 ft)Population

(2006-12-31)

• Total884 • Density82/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06712

Dialling codes034425Websitewww.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.^[1] 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.