Strehla

Strehla
Strehla
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Strehla within Meißen district
	Strehla Strehla
	Coordinates: 51°21′09″N 13°13′33″E / 51.35250°N 13.22583°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Meißen
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Jörg Jeromin (FW)
Area
• Total	30.07 km2 (11.61 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,680
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01616
Dialling codes	035264
Vehicle registration	MEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Website	www.strehla.de

Strehla (Upper Sorbian: Strjela, pronounced [ˈstʁʲɛla]) is a small town in the district of Meißen, Saxony, Germany. It is located on the river Elbe, north of Riesa. This place name means arrow in Sorbian. Strehla includes the following subdivisions:

Forberge
Görzig/Trebnitz
Großrügeln
Lößnig
Oppitzsch
Paußnitz
Unterreußen

History

Strehla was first mentioned in 1002, when its castle was set on fire by Polish King Boleslaw I, on his way back to Poland from a meeting with German King Henry; starting the German-Polish War of 1002–1018. During this war, Strehla went back and forth between Polish and German rule. It is situated on the Via Regia Lusatiae Superioris (Royal road of Upper Lusatia), which connected Görlitz to Leipzig. The castle of Strehla belonged to the Pflugk family from the 14th century until 1945. The Battle of Strehla between Austria and Prussia took place around the town during the Seven Years' War.^[3]

Strehla is also regarded as the point towards the end of World War II where troops of the Western Allies heading East first encountered Soviet troops heading West, at 11:30am on April 25, 1945, when Lieutenant Albert Kotzebue of the 69th Infantry Division (United States) encountered a Russian on horseback at nearby Leckwitz, later identified as a trooper of a Soviet Guards rifle regiment.

The later encounter on the same day at 4:40 p.m. in Torgau, about twenty miles to the north, would go into history books as the official link-up. ^[4]

Personalities

Theodor Schreiber (1848-1912), professor of archeology in Leipzig
Werner Unger (1931-2002), soccer player
Maximilian Arnold (born 1994), soccer player

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
^ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
^ "1760-08-20 - Combat of Strehla - Project Seven Years War". www.kronoskaf.com. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ US historian and author Cornelius Ryan, "The Last Battle (Ryan)".

[1] Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.

[2] "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.

[3] "1760-08-20 - Combat of Strehla - Project Seven Years War". www.kronoskaf.com. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[4] US historian and author Cornelius Ryan, "The Last Battle (Ryan)".

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