Niederstriegis is a former municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. With effect from 1 January 2013, it has been incorporated into the town of Roßwein.Media service of the State of Saxony, retrieved 2013-02-26
History In 1338, a Petrus de Streguz is first mentioned in a document; in 1350, he is called Petrus de Strigus, indicating that the village already existed around this time.Ernst Eichler, Hans Walther (Hrsg.): Historisches Ortsnamenbuch von Sachsen. Band II: M–Z. Akademieverlag, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-05-003728-8, S. 476.Karlheinz Blaschke (Hrsg.): Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachse. Neuausgabe, Leipzig 2006, ISBN 3-937209-15-8, S. 738. The name comes from the Striegis River, on which the village is situated. The original meaning of the river's name is not entirely clear; it is either Sorbian or of older Indo-European origin.Ernst Eichler: Slawische Ortsnamen zwischen Saale und Neiße. Band III, Domowina-Verlag, Bautzen 1993, S. 262
Geography Niederstriegis is located about 7.5 kilometers southeast of the town of Döbeln and five kilometers west of the old town of Roßwein at the confluence of the Striegis and the Freiberger Mulde.
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