Mochau

Mochau is a municipality in the district of Central Saxony, Saxony.

2.1 Amalgamations

4.1 traffic
4.2 Municipal and cultural institutions
4.3 Established businesses

Geography

The community is located about 5 km northeast of the city chub and 20 km west of Meissen in the highest part of the Lommatzscher Care (300 m above sea level). The municipality is the watershed between the river and the Jahna Ketzerbach.

Community structure

To Mochau include the districts

Beicha
Thirty
Escort houses
Gertitzsch
Gödelitz
Großsteinbach
Juchhöh

Kleinmockritz
Leschen
Lüttewitz
Maltitz
Markritz
Meila
Mochau
Nelkanitz

Peter Berg
Präbschütz
Auditors
Sound Hausen
Simselwitz
Schweimnitz
Theeschütz

Neighboring communities

History

Mochau is first mentioned in a deed of Margrave Henry I of haste castle in 1090.

Mochau 1667 was affected by witch hunts. Judge George Hansel got into a witch trial.

On 1 January 1996, the merger was completed with the former municipalities Beicha, choirs, Lüttewitz and Mochau to present greater community Mochau.

Incorporations

Attractions

Castle Schleinitz
Summer Church ( Ruin ) Mochau

Economy and infrastructure

Highest priority is given to the new industrial park "Am fox hole". On June 15, 2007 was here the first sod for the European development center "Signet Solar," the approximately 130 employees employed from mid-2008. On 4 June 2010 presented Signet Solar files for bankruptcy, currently the business is set.

Traffic

By Mochauer districts choirs and Juchhöh in the south leads the B 175 The community is also accessible via the A14 connection chub -east (about 5 km).