Borna

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Borna
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Coat of arms of Borna
Borna (Germany)
Borna
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Leipzig
District Leipziger Land
Mayor Bernd Schröter
Basic statistics
Area 62.35 km² (24.1 sq mi)
Elevation 159 m  (522 ft)
Population 22,561  (01/01/2007)
 - Density 362 /km² (937 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate L
Postal code 04552
Area codes 0 34 33
Website www.borna.de

Coordinates: 51°7′00″N 12°30′00″E / 51.116667, 12.5

Borna is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the Leipziger Land district. It is situated approx. 25 km southeast of Leipzig. It has approx. 22,500 inhabitants.

[edit] History

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Borna as a town is more than 750 years old.

Modern history of Borna was enriched with the story of transporting the church from the neighboring Heuersdorf to Borna. Late October 2007 the 14th century romanesque building of Emmaus Church in Heuersdorf (12km or 7mil from Borna) was cut from the ground and relocated in Martin Luther Square of Berna [1].

[edit] Main sights

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  • Kunigunden Church
  • Emmaus church on Luther square
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Towns and municipalities in Leipziger Land
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