Machern | |
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View of Machern Castle from the east | |
Location of Machern within Leipzig district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°21′30″N 12°37′40″E / 51.35833°N 12.62778°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Leipzig |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–27) | Karsten Frosch[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 38.87 km2 (15.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,760 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 04827 |
Dialling codes | 034292 |
Vehicle registration | L |
Website | www.gemeinde-machern.de |
Machern (German pronunciation: [ˈmaxɐn]) is a municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. It is in the vicinity of the city of Leipzig.
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Geography
Machern lies 20 km east of Leipzig, about 10 km west of Wurzen over the river Mulde. 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 municipality are Machern, Gerichshain with Posthausen, and Püchau with Dögnitz (first historic mention 1313[3]), Lübschütz und Plagwitz.
Culture
There is a museum located in the Lübschützer Teiche 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.
Machern castle (Schloss Machern) was a manor house of the local nobility. Adjacent to the castle there is an English-style landscape park which dates back to the 18th century.
Another manor house is located at Püchau, a formerly independent village which is now administered by Machern. Püchau Estate is notable for its English Tudor Revival Style. It is still owned privately and regularly hosts cultural events.
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There is a golf course located north of the village center.
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse 2020, Freistaat Sachsen, accessed 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2022.
- ^ 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.