Belgershain

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Belgershain
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Belgershain
Belgershain (Germany)
Belgershain
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Leipzig
District Muldentalkreis
Municipal assoc. Naunhof
Local subdivisions 4
Mayor Thomas Hagenow
Basic statistics
Area 22.77 km² (8.8 sq mi)
Elevation 148 m  (486 ft)
Population 3,538  (31/12/2005)
 - Density 155 /km² (402 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MTL
Postal code 04683
Area codes 034347 oder 034293
Website www.belgershain.de

Coordinates: 51°14′00″N 12°33′00″E / 51.233333, 12.55

Belgershain is a municipality in the Muldentalkreis district in Saxony. It is part of the municipal association of Naunhof.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Municipal subdivisions

Belgershain has the following subdivisions:

  • Belgershain
  • Threna
  • Köhra
  • Rohrbach