Bad Köstritz is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the White Elster river, 7 km northwest of Gera. Bad Köstritz is known for the Köstritzer brewery and its Schwarzbier (black beer).

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Bad Köstritz
Town
Palace
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Köstritz within Greiz district
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Coordinates: 50°55′50″N 12°0′35″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Greiz
Government
• Mayor (2021–27)	Oliver Voigt[1] (FW)
Area
• Total	16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,461
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	07586
Dialling codes	036605
Vehicle registration	GRZ
Website	www.stadt-bad-koestritz.de

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1364 as Kostricz, a place of Slavic foundation. There has been a castle since the middle of the 13th century. The city has emerged from two medieval manors.

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Köstritz was part of the Principality of Reuss-Gera.

Local council

Election in May 2014:[3]

• CDU: 9 seats
• The Left: 3 seats
• Free voters (FWG): 4 seats

Sights

• Heinrich Schütz House
• Municipal park

Sons and daughters of the town

• Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672), German composer of the early Baroque
• Heinrich IX, Count Reuss of Köstritz (1711–1780), founder of the middle branch family Reuss-Köstritz
• Julius Sturm (1816–1896), important German poet of late Romanticism, pastor in Köstritz 1856–1885, honorary citizen of Köstritz 1885
• Gustav von Hüfner (1840–1908), German chemist
• Heinrich Sturm (1860–1917), German jurist, politician and from 1908 to 1917 mayor of Chemnitz

References

External links

• Landkreis Greiz (in English, German, and French)

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[de] Bad Köstritz

[ru] Бад-Кёстриц