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Schkeuditz

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Schkeuditz is a Grosse Kreisstadt in the Nordsachsen district of Saxony, Germany, on the White Elster river about 12 kilometers northwest of Leipzig. Leipzig/Halle Airport lies within the town, and the nearby Schkeuditzer Kreuz, opened in 1936, was the first cloverleaf highway interchange built in Germany.

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Population
19,145 1
Founding Year
981 2
Founding Year
981 2
Sources
1. Schkeuditz (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
Quote, P1082 (population)
population 19,145 (2025)
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2. Schkeuditz (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 981
    Schkeuditz was first documented in the year 981 as a church in Merseburg bishopric with the name "scudici".
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 981
    Schkeuditz was first documented in the year 981 as a church in Merseburg bishopric with the name "scudici".
  • Source text, founding-year: 981
    Schkeuditz was first documented in the year 981 as a church in Merseburg bishopric with the name "scudici".
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    Skudźicy) is a Große Kreisstadt in the district of Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany
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