Zeitz
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| Location of the town of Zeitz within Burgenlandkreis district   | |
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| Coordinates | 51°2′52″N 12°8′18″E / 51.04778°N 12.13833°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Mayor | Volkmar Kunze (FDP) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 87.15 km (33.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Population | 31,556 (31 December 2010) |
| - Density | 362 /km (938 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BLK |
| Postal codes | 06712, 06724, 06727 |
| Area codes | 03441, 034423, 034426 |
| Website | German: Stadt Zeitz |
Zeitz is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, in the middle of the triangle of the federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony.
History
Zeitz was first recorded under the name Cici in the synode of Ravenna in 967. Between 965 and 982, it was the chief fortress of the March of Zeitz. Between 968 and 1028 Zeitz was a bishops residence which has later been laid to Naumburg. But since the end of the 13th century the bishops were again residing in their castle at Zeitz. The Herrmannsschacht (Built in 1889) is one of the oldest brick factories in the world.
A bombing target of the Oil Campaign of World War II, the BRABAG plant northeast of Zeitz used lignite coal to synthesize Ersatz oil – forced labor was provided by the nearby Wille subcamp of Buchenwald in Rehmsdorf and Gleina. In the middle of the 1960s work started on the "Zeitz-Ost" residential area, and in the mid-1980s, housing estates such as the "Völkerfreundschaft" (English: International Friendship) were built.
The town was an industrial centre until 1989/90. On the 18th August 1976, the Protestant clergyman Oskar Brüsewitz from burnt himself to death in front of the Michaeliskirche. This was a protest against the DDR system and was one of the roots of the 1989 uprising.
Main sights
Zeitz sights are predominantly situated along the Romanesque Road (point 52).
References
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitz
