Katzhütte

Municipality in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Katzhütte within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district

(2022–28) Ramona Geyer^[1]Area

• Total28.69 km² (11.08 sq mi)Elevation

420 m (1,380 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,257 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

98746

Dialling codes036781Vehicle registrationSLFWebsitewww.katzhuette-thueringen.de

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

Geography

The municipality Katzhütte is the centre of the upper Schwarza valley.

History

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 2020 there were only 1,291 citizens remaining.

The town is well known as the home of the porcelain manufacturer Porzellanfabrik Hertwig & Co., founded by Christoph Hertwig and Benjamin Beyermann in 1864.^[3]

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
^ "Germany / Thuringia / Katzhütte" at porcelainmarksandmore.com