Rackwitz
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Rackwitz | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rackwitz
within Nordsachsen district  | |
 Location of Rackwitz | |
  Rackwitz  Rackwitz | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′N 12°23′E / 51.433°N 12.383°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Nordsachsen |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Steffen Schwalbe[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.92 km2 (15.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,452 |
| • Density | 136.6/km2 (353.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04519 |
| Dialling codes | 034294, 034202 |
| Vehicle registration | TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO |
| Website | www |
Rackwitz (ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.
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.
Villages
Rackwitz municipality contains the following villages with populations in brackets:
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Also within the municipality's area are the footprints of the now demolished villages Schladitz with Kömmlitz, Kattersnaundorf and Werbelin, on the sites of which are now lakes, formerly open-cast lignite mines.
