Rackwitz

Rackwitz
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Rackwitz within Nordsachsen district
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor	Manfred Freigang
Area
• Total	39.92 km2 (15.41 sq mi)
Elevation	129 m (423 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	5,480
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04519
Dialling codes	034294, 034202
Vehicle registration	TDO

Rackwitz is a municipality in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.

Geography

Site, situation and location

Rackwitz is about 10 km north of Leipzig and 13 km south of Delitzsch.

The surrounding landscape belongs to the Leipzig Bay and is drained by the river Lober, a tributary of the Mulde. The lakes Schladitzer See and Werbeliner See, which were created from disused open-cast mines, are situated nearby.

Leipzig Trade Fair Center and Leipzig/Halle Airport are also in the vicinity.

Zschortau is a part of Rackwitz.

History

The Rackwitz area was settled by Slavs in prehistoric times. The name Rak means shrimp, and can be seen in the coat of arms. Der Ort Rackwitz ist aus den Orten Rackwitz und Güntheritz entstanden. The oldest part of the present day municipality is Podelwitz, which was documented in 1250. Since 1349/50 Zschortau and Rackwitz were mentioned in documents. Brodenaundorf was mentioned in 1547.

Historical Population

Note that the population figures in the table below include the figures for other districts that were merged with Rackwitz at various points in time, thereby accounting for significant increases.

Historical Population of Rackwitz
Year	1818	1880	1895	1910	1925	1939	1946	1950	1964	1990	2000	2013
Inhabitants	76	96	113	124	192	1055	1375	1329	1786	3228	3388	4916