Krostitz

Krostitz
Municipality
Krostitz town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Krostitz within Nordsachsen district
Location of Krostitz
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Coordinates: 51°27′44″N 12°27′12″E / 51.46222°N 12.45333°E / 51.46222; 12.45333
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Municipal assoc.	Krostitz
Subdivisions	12
Government
• Mayor (2019–26)	Oliver Kläring1 (CDU)
Area
• Total	43.83 km2 (16.92 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)2
• Total	4,151
• Density	94.71/km2 (245.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04509
Dialling codes	034295
Vehicle registration	TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
Website	www.krostitz.de

Krostitz is a municipality in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany.

It is best known for its brewery which brews Ur-Krostitzer beer.

King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden stayed here in 1631 before the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631).

From 1815 to 1944, Krostitz was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony, from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany and since 1990 of Saxony.