Paitzdorf

Paitzdorf
Paitzdorf
Location of Paitzdorf within Greiz district
Coordinates: 50°51′N 12°13′E / 50.850°N 12.217°E / 50.850; 12.217Coordinates: 50°51′N 12°13′E / 50.850°N 12.217°E / 50.850; 12.217
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Greiz
Municipal assoc.	Wünschendorf/Elster
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Trillitzsch
Area
• Total	8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	424
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	07580
Dialling codes	036602
Vehicle registration	GRZ
Website	paitzdorf.de

Paitzdorf is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Greiz. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wünschendorf/Elster.

Communities near Paitzdorf are the City of Ronneburg and Rückersdorf in the Landkreis of Greiz; as well as Heukewalde and Posterstein in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land.

Mennsdorf is Paitzdorf's only district.

Paitzdorf was first mentioned in writing in 1290.

In 1837, around 140 Paitzdorfers left for America, seeking religious freedom. Along with immigrants from Saxony, they founded the communities of Altenburg, Frohna, Wittenberg, Dresden, and Paitzdorf on the Mississippi river in Missouri. This group would later found the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.

In 1963, Paitzdorf's windmill, erected in 1792, was torn down.