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Würchwitz

Coordinates: 51°1′3″N 12°13′39″E / 51.01750°N 12.22750°E / 51.01750; 12.22750
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Würchwitz
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Würchwitz is located in Germany
Würchwitz
Würchwitz
Würchwitz is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Würchwitz
Würchwitz
Coordinates: 51°1′3″N 12°13′39″E / 51.01750°N 12.22750°E / 51.01750; 12.22750
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictBurgenlandkreis
TownZeitz
Area
 • Total14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total642
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06712
Dialling codes034426
Vehicle registrationBLK
Websitewww.zeitz.de

Würchwitz is a village and former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Zeitz. It is the only place in the world that produces Milbenkäse (mite cheese), a German speciality cheese which dates back to the Middle Ages.

The cheese mite memorial at Würchwitz.