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Municipality in Saxony, Germany
Belgershain
Municipality
Coat of arms of BelgershainCoat of arms
Location of Belgershain within Leipzig district
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Coordinates: 51°14′N 12°33′E / 51.233°N 12.550°E / 51.233; 12.550
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictLeipzig
Municipal assoc.Naunhof
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Guido Mai
Area
 • Total22.77 km (8.79 sq mi)
Elevation148 m (486 ft)
Population
 • Total3,380
 • Density150/km (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes04683
Dialling codes034347 or 034293
Vehicle registrationL, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Websitewww.belgershain.de

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

School
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

  • Neo-gothic castle with castle gardens
  • Churches in Köhra and Threna from the 13th Century
  • Baroque Johanneskirche in Belgershain
  • Castle Castle
  • View from the park to the castle and cavalry house View from the park to the castle and cavalry house
  • Administrative building Administrative building
  • Johanneskirche in Belgershain Johanneskirche in Belgershain

Municipal subdivisions

Belgershain has the following subdivisions:

  • Belgershain
  • Threna
  • Köhra
  • Rohrbach

Personalities

Film producer Heinz Angermeyer was born in Belgershain in 1900.

References

  1. Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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