Katzhütte

Katzhütte
Coat of arms
Katzhütte
Location of Katzhütte within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Coordinates: 50°33′8″N 11°3′12″E / 50.55222°N 11.05333°E / 50.55222; 11.05333Coordinates: 50°33′8″N 11°3′12″E / 50.55222°N 11.05333°E / 50.55222; 11.05333
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc.	Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Machold
Area
• Total	28.69 km2 (11.08 sq mi)
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,373
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	98746
Dialling codes	036781
Vehicle registration	SLF
Website	www.katzhuette-thueringen.de

Katzhütte is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.

The municipality Katzhütte is the centre of the upper Schwarzatal.

The borders of the present day town were formed in 1950 by the consolidation of Katzhütte and Oelze into a single large municipality. At its founding there were about 3800 inhabitants, but following consolidation the number of inhabitants has dramatically decreased. By 2004 there were only about 2197 citizens remaining. Nevertheless, it is the largest settlement place in the collective municipality (German: Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Bergbahnregion/Schwarzatal. Other major cities include Oberweißbach (1630 inhabitants) and Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle (1372).

The town is well known as the home of the porcelain manufacturer Porzellanfabrik Hertwig & Co., founded by Christoph Hertwig and Benjamin Beyermann in 1864.