Belgershain

Belgershain
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Belgershain within Leipzig district
Belgershain Belgershain
Coordinates: 51°14′N 12°33′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Municipal assoc.	Naunhof
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Guido Mai
Area
• Total	22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,380
• Density	150/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.

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

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  Castle
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  View from the park to the castle and cavalry house
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  Administrative building
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  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.