Machern
| Machern | ||
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  Machern | ||
Location of Machern within Leipzig district 
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| Coordinates: 51°21′30″N 12°37′40″E / 51.35833°N 12.62778°ECoordinates: 51°21′30″N 12°37′40″E / 51.35833°N 12.62778°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony | |
| District | Leipzig | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Frank Lange (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 38.87 km2 (15.01 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 6,663 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 04827 | |
| Dialling codes | 034292 | |
| Vehicle registration | L | |
| Website | www.gemeinde-machern.de | |
Machern (German pronunciation: [ˈmaxɐn]) is a town (or "free community") in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. It is in the vicinity of the city of Leipzig.
Geography
Machern lies 20 km east of Leipzig, about 10 km west of Wurzen over the Mulda river. The Leipzig-Riesa-Dresden railway line runs through the town, as does the B 6.
Machern is approximately 12 km south of Eilenburg, which can be reached with the B 107.
The divisions of the district are Machern, Gerichshain with Posthausen, and Püchau with Dögnitz (first historic mention 1313[2]), Lübschütz und Plagwitz.
Culture
There is a museum located in an old Stasi bunker about 3 km north of Machern. The bunker was designed as a refuge for Stasi employees from Leipzig in the event of nuclear war or similar catastrophe.
References
- ↑ "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.
- ↑ Festkomitee in Dögnitz, Ortschronist Klaus Ungewiß (Püchau): Festschrift 700 Jahre Dögnitz – anlässlich der 700-Jahr-Feier von Dögnitz am 27.+28. September 2013. Dögnitz 2013, OCLC 876133760.
