Belgershain

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Belgershain
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Location of Belgershain within Leipzig district
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Belgershain
Coordinates: 51°14′N12°33′E / 51.233°N 12.550°E / 51.233; 12.550 Coordinates: 51°14′N12°33′E / 51.233°N 12.550°E / 51.233; 12.550
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Leipzig
Municipal assoc. Naunhof
Subdivisions4
Government
   Mayor (202229) Guido Mai [1]
Area
  Total22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total3,353
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04683
Dialling codes 034347 or 034293
Vehicle registration L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Website www.belgershain.de

Belgershain is a town in the Leipzig district in Saxony. It is part of the municipal association of Naunhof.

Contents

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School
Town hall and church Rathaus-Belgershain.jpg
Town hall and church

History

The first documented mention of Belgershain dates from 1296. Threna, since 1996 part of Belgershain, is documented as the seat of Wulferus von Trenowe in 1205 and celebrated its 800th birthday in June 2005

Geography and transportation

The town is approximately 25 km east of Leipzig. The town lies on the Federal Road 38 Leipzig - Grimma as well as on the Leipzig–Geithain railway. A train passes through every two hours.

Sights

Municipal subdivisions

Belgershain has the following subdivisions:

Personalities

Film producer Heinz Angermeyer was born in Belgershain in 1900.

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References

  1. Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). June 2021.