Ponitz

Ponitz
Location of Ponitz within Altenburger Land district
Ponitz
Ponitz
Coordinates: 50°50′0″N 12°25′20″E / 50.83333°N 12.42222°E / 50.83333; 12.42222
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictAltenburger Land
Subdivisions5
Government
  Mayor (202430) Marcel Greunke (CDU)
Area
  Total
17.04 km2 (6.58 sq mi)
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
  Total
1,407
  Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04639
Dialling codes034493 and 03764
Vehicle registrationABG

Ponitz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.

It is particularly famous for its Baroque organ by Gottfried Silbermann and for its spectacularly-eccentric Renaissance manor house. Districts of Ponitz are Zschöpel, Merlach, Guteborn and Grünberg.