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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Mittelsachsen

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
78.01 km²

Population
  
6,626 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
034321

State
  
Saxony

Elevation
  
161 m (528 ft)

Postal codes
  
04703

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:03 AM

Postal code
  
04703

Leisnig

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 83% Humidity

Leisnig is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, federal Free State of Saxony in Germany, 50 kilometers southeast of Leipzig,

Contents

Map of Leisnig, Germany

History

A settlement in this location was first mentioned in 1046. The town features Mildenstein Castle which is over 1000 years old. The house Markt 13 shows the coat of arms of the Apian family.

Leisnig was Friedrich Olbricht's birthplace. In 1944, he was involved in the 20 July Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, and was executed for his participation in it.

Points of interest

  • Arktisch-Alpiner Pflanzengarten und Alpine Staudengärtnerei, a botanical garden
  • Mildenstein Castle

    • Sons and Daughters

  • Johann von Staupitz (1465-1524), theologian, confessor of Martin Luther
  • Peter Apian (1495-1552), mathematician, cartographer, geographer and astronomer
  • Friedrich Olbricht (1888-1944), one of the leading figures in connection with the assassination against Adolf Hitler July 1944
  • Beate Schramm (born 1966), rower
  • Kerstin Behrendt (born 1967), athlete

    • References

    Leisnig Wikipedia
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