Espenhain

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Coordinates: 51°11′30″N 12°28′10″E / 51.19167, 12.46944

Espenhain
Coat of arms Location
Espenhain has no coat of arms
Espenhain (Germany)
Espenhain
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony
Admin. region Leipzig
District Leipziger Land
Municipal assoc. Rötha
Local subdivisions 4
Mayor Jürgen Frisch
Basic statistics
Area 28.15 km² (10.9 sq mi)
Elevation 164 m  (538 ft)
Population 2,682  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 95 /km² (247 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate L
Postal code 04579
Area code 034206

Espenhain is a municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany.

[edit] Solar power plant

The solar power plant Espenhain Leipzig is in the municipality. This power plant is a photovoltaic power station. It is a partnership project of the Berlin project development company Geosol and Shell. The power plant was dedicated on the September 8, 2004 and at that time one of the largest of its type in Europe.