Regis-Breitingen

Regis-Breitingen

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Regis-Breitingen

Coordinates: 51°5′N 12°27′E / 51.083°N 12.450°ECoordinates: 51°5′N 12°27′E / 51.083°N 12.450°E
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Leipzig
Municipal assoc. Regis-Breitingen
Government
  Mayor Thomas Kratzsch (CDU)
Area
  Total 26.35 km2 (10.17 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 3,931
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 04565 04574
Dialling codes 034343 (Regis-Breitingen)
034492 (Ramsdorf)
03433 (Heuersdorf)
Vehicle registration L
Website www.regis-breitingen.de

Regis-Breitingen is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 6 km southwest of Borna. Gertruda Sekaninová-Čakrtová, the Czech Jewish Communist politician, was liberated here in April 1945 by the US American army.

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