Görkwitz

Görkwitz is a municipality in the administrative community Lakeland in the Thuringian Saale- Orla-Kreis.

• 2.1 Population development

Geography

Monk Green is a district of Görkwitz. Both villages are located approximately 2 km west of Schleiz. The hallways of the places are burdened sensitive by the traffic on the route of the motorway A9. For the villages of the bridges or underpasses same strain of something.

Geology

The soils around Schleiz also belong to the East Thuringian Slate Mountains, which has profitable and safe flooring. In this surroundings, the faces are not so exposed.

History

1250 place in documents and Monk green was ersterwähnt on September 5, 1285. Despite the proximity to the city Schleiz are Görkwitz and the hamlet of Green Monk in principle still true farming villages that have adapted to development.

Population Development

Development of the population (each 31 December):

• 2002: 336
• 2003: 334
• 2004: 334
• 2005: 325

• 2006: 322
• 2007: 325
• 2008: 315
• 2009: 310

Economy

Due to the transformation of agriculture in East Germany found the peasants after the fall of new channels and expanded inter alia, their farms to holiday farms. Especially in green monk was so country holiday possible.

Farmers set up agricultural cooperatives. Some farmers took their land back and wirtschafteten itself

Personalities

• Freddy Kottulinsky (1932-2010), former race and rally driver, lived until 2008 in Görkwitz and engaged for the Schleiz.