Belgern-Schildau

Belgern-Schildau
Schildau St. Marien Church

Coat of arms
Belgern-Schildau
Location of Belgern-Schildau within Nordsachsen district
Coordinates: 51°28′N 13°2′E / 51.467°N 13.033°E / 51.467; 13.033Coordinates: 51°28′N 13°2′E / 51.467°N 13.033°E / 51.467; 13.033
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Nordsachsen
Area
  Total 158.3 km2 (61.1 sq mi)
Elevation 127 m (417 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 7,771
  Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 04874, 04889
Dialling codes 034221, 034224
Vehicle registration TDO
Website www.belgernschildau.de

Belgern-Schildau is a town in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2013 by the merger of the former towns Belgern and Schildau. It is located on the left bank of the Elbe, south of Torgau and east of Leipzig.

Personalities

August von Gneisenau
  • Friedrich Anton von Heynitz (1725-1802), reformer of the Prussian mountain and hut system
  • August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760-1831), Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and army reformer
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Hauffe (1845-1915), politician (German Conservative Party), Member of Reichstag, Member of Landtag (Kingdom of Saxony)
  • Adalbert Oehler (1860-1934), mayor of Düsseldorf (1911-1919)





References

  1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
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