Markkleeberg
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![]() ![]() Markkleeberg Location of Markkleeberg within Leipzig district ![]() ![]() | ||
Coordinates: 51°16′40″N 12°23′00″E / 51.27778°N 12.38333°ECoordinates: 51°16′40″N 12°23′00″E / 51.27778°N 12.38333°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Saxony | |
District | Leipzig | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Karsten Schütze (SPD) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 31.36 km2 (12.11 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 132 m (433 ft) | |
Population (2017-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 24,644 | |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 04416 | |
Dialling codes | 0341, 034297, 034299 | |
Vehicle registration | L | |
Website | www.markkleeberg.de |
Markkleeberg is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is on the river Pleiße, approximately 7 km south of Leipzig.
History
The town now called Markkleeberg has its origins in several towns that have been merged over the years. The center of modern-day Markkleeberg used to be called Oetzsch. It was merged with the smaller outlying district Markkleeberg in 1911 and renamed Oetzsch-Markkleeberg. Oetzsch-Markkleeberg was in turn merged with Gautzsch and the whole town was called "Markkleeberg", although Markkleeberg was the smallest, because it sounded most Germanic at a time of Nazi-led Germanisation.
The etymology of Markkleeberg may be 'clover hill market town '.
The name of Oetzsch has most likely a Wendish origin. In 1316 it was mentioned in a document as "Euschiz". The village originally had the form of a Rundling.
In 1813 much of the Battle of Leipzig took place where today's Markkleeberg is situated.
During 1944-1945, a forced labor camp for women was established in the town, initially a subcamp of the Ravensbrück concentration camp and later of Buchenwald. [2] Among the inmates were a thousand Jewish women from Hungary and 250 French resistance fighters.[3] In early April 1945 the surviving inmates were transferred to the Mauthausen-Gusen camp in Austria.
Today, Markkleeberg is a growing town, thanks to its proximity to Leipzig.[4]
Historical population
(Source since 1998: Statistical bureau of Saxony)
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Culture
Markkleeberg is a well known tourist destination. Cospudener See and Markkleeberger See as well as a lot of parks and Kanupark Markkleeberg are close to the city.
- Markkleeberg town hall
- Markkleeberg castle
- agra-Park
- Ruined church in Wachau
- Grunderzeit house in Markkleeberg
- Luther church in Markkleeberg
Twinned Towns
Markkleeberg is twinned with:
Pierre-Bénite, France Zarensti, Romania Neusäß, Germany Hemmingen, Germany Boville Ernica, Italy
References
- ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2017] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). October 2018.
- ↑ Stessel, Zahava. "Memorial tablet for victims of the Women's Camp of Buchenwald" (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ "Homage to Frau Dr. Zahava Stessel, nee Katalin Szasz, survivor of the camp". www.markkleeberg.de/de/startseite/ Mark*Klee*Berg in Sachsen (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ↑ "Life and Living in Markkleeberg". www.eigentumswohnung-kaufen-leipzig.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-11-23.