Ponitz
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Ponitz | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ponitz within Altenburger Land district  | |
  Ponitz  Ponitz | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′0″N 12°25′20″E / 50.83333°N 12.42222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Altenburger Land |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–30) | Marcel Greunke[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,407 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04639 |
| Dialling codes | 034493 and 03764 |
| Vehicle registration | ABG |
Ponitz (German pronunciation: [ˈpoːnɪts]) is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.
It is particularly famous for its Baroque organ by Gottfried Silbermann[3] and for its spectacularly-eccentric Renaissance manor house.[4] Districts of Ponitz are Zschöpel, Merlach, Guteborn and Grünberg.
