| Leißling | |
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Leißling
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Town | Weißenfels |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population | 1,512 (31 December 2009) |
| - Density | 202 /km2 (524 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BLK |
| Postal code | 06667 |
| Area code | 03443 |
| Website | www.teucherner-land.de |
Leißling (or Leissling) is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since September 1, 2010, it is part of the town Weißenfels.
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Leißling lies south-west of Weißenfels on the Saale.
The first documented mention of Leißling was made in the year 1232. On the 1st September 2010 the village was annexed by Weißenfels.[1]
Coat of arms was approved in 1995 by the local government office in Halle.
The town is twinned with Carlsberg in Rheinland-Pfalz.
thumb|Kirche Leißling The Marion Church is a baroque church with pictures. It was consecrated in 1716.
Leißling is well known for its mineral springs, which a company called Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH & Co. KG uses for Leißlinger Mineral water. The largest shopping center in a 10 mile radius is found in Leißling.
The National Road B87 passes near Leißling. Leißling is a station on the Thüringer Bahn from Erfurt to Halle.
Th football club Fortuna Leißling was founded around 1930. Games are played on the "monastery meadow". In the past there were also more clubs: cycling, bowling and gymnastics.