# Dobitschen

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**Dobitschen** (ˈdoːbɪtʃn̩) is a [municipality](/source/Municipality) in the [Altenburger Land](/source/Altenburger_Land) district, in the far eastern part of [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia), [Germany](/source/Germany). It borders on the municipalities [Schmölln](/source/Schm%C3%B6lln), [Göllnitz](/source/G%C3%B6llnitz), [Mehna](/source/Mehna) and [Starkenberg](/source/Starkenberg). It is subdivided into the *[Ortsteile](/source/Ortsteil)* Dobitschen, Meucha, Pontewitz and Rolika.

## History

Within the [German Empire](/source/German_Empire) (1871–1918), Dobitschen was part of the Duchy of [Saxe-Altenburg](/source/Saxe-Altenburg). From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the [Bezirk Leipzig](/source/Bezirk_Leipzig) of [East Germany](/source/East_Germany).

## Historical population

Population (31 December) 1994 - 664 1995 - 660 1996 - 644 1997 - 641 1998 - 650 1999 - 646 2000 - 633 2001 - 624 2002 - 599 2003 - 589 2011 - 505

## Persons

- [Johann Friedrich Agricola](/source/Johann_Friedrich_Agricola)

## References

1. [Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht](https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2), Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.

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