Katzhütte is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.

The municipality Katzhütte is the centre of the upper Schwarza valley.

The borders of the present day town were formed in 1950 by the consolidation of Katzhütte and Oelze into a single large municipality.

The town is well known as the home of the porcelain manufacturer Porzellanfabrik Hertwig & Co., founded by Christoph Hertwig and Benjamin Beyermann in 1864.

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