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Staitz | |
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 Interactive map of Staitz | |
  Location within Germany  Location within Thuringia | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′N 12°0′E / 50.717°N 12.000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Greiz |
| Town | Auma-Weidatal |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-31) | |
• Total | 278 |
| • Density | 41.2/km2 (107/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07950 |
| Dialling codes | 036622 |
Staitz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2011, it is part of the municipality Auma-Weidatal.
Staitz is a small village in the district of Greiz in the German state of Thuringia, situated near the Weidatalsperre and within the present-day municipality of Auma-Weidatal. The settlement was first documented on 22 July 1283, when Heinrich the Elder, Vogt of Weida, confirmed a payment associated with Staitz to the Cronschwitz monastery. The village has a long agricultural and rural history, and its name is thought to derive from a Sorbian water-related word associated with a pond. A church was probably first built in 1521, while much of the village, including the church and school, was destroyed by a fire in 1812 and subsequently rebuilt. Staitz was an independent municipality until 1 December 2011, when it became part of Auma-Weidatal as part of a municipal reorganization.
