Dobitschen

Municipality in Thuringia, Germany

Location of Dobitschen within Altenburger Land district

(2022–28) Björn Steinicke^[1]Area

• Total6.55 km² (2.53 sq mi)Elevation

255 m (837 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total419 • Density64/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

04626

Dialling codes034495Vehicle registrationABG

Dobitschen is a municipality in the Altenburger Land district, in the far eastern part of Thuringia, Germany. It borders on the municipalities Schmölln, Göllnitz, Mehna and Starkenberg. It is subdivided into the Ortsteile Dobitschen, Meucha, Pontewitz and Rolika.

History

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Dobitschen was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany.

Historical population

Population (31 December)
1994 - 664 1995 - 660 1996 - 644 1997 - 641	1998 - 650 1999 - 646 2000 - 633 2001 - 624	2002 - 599 2003 - 589 2011 - 505

Persons

Johann Friedrich Agricola

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.