Kötzschau

Kötzschau is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Today, it is a part of Leuna. Kötzschau is situated approximately 11 km southeast of Merseburg and has a population close to 2,000.GeographyLocationKötzschau is located to the extreme southeast of the municipality of Leuna, and to the east of Saalekreis district and of Saxony-Anhalt. It borders directly on Markranstädt, Saxony. The Saale passes to the west. The brook flows from the southeast to the northwest through Kötzschau. At Schladebach, it is dammed to form the Speicher Schladebach.SubdivisionsKötzschau consists of the Ortsteile Kötzschau,, and.HistoryKötzschau had its first documentary mention in 1205 . For several centuries, Kötzschau was notable mainly for the presence of a local brine spring and the use of a Saline . These were first described in the early 14th century. In 1347, during the war between the Margrave of Meissen and the Archbishop of Magdeburg, the Saline was burned down. It was subsequently rebuilt by the Elector of Saxony.