Machern

Machern (German pronunciation: [ˈmaxɐn]) is a municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. It is in the vicinity of the city of Leipzig.

Machern
View of Machern Castle from the east
Coat of arms
Location of Machern within Leipzig district
Machern
Machern
Coordinates: 51°21′30″N 12°37′40″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony
DistrictLeipzig
Government
 • MayorDoreen Lieder (Ind.)
Area
 • Total38.87 km2 (15.01 sq mi)
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,723
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04827
Dialling codes034292
Vehicle registrationL, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Websitewww.gemeinde-machern.de

Geography

Machern lies 20 km east of Leipzig, about 10 km west of Wurzen over the Mulda river. The Leipzig-Riesa-Dresden railway line runs through the town, as does the B 6.

Machern is approximately 12 km south of Eilenburg, which can be reached with the B 107.

The divisions of the municipality are Machern, Gerichshain with Posthausen, and Püchau with Dögnitz (first historic mention 1313[2]), Lübschütz und Plagwitz.

Culture

There is a museum located in an old Stasi bunker about 3 km north of Machern. The bunker was designed as a refuge for Stasi employees from Leipzig in the event of nuclear war or similar catastrophe.

Machern castle (Schloss Machern) was a manor house of the local nobility. Adjacent to the castle there is an English-style landscape park which dates back to the 18th century.

Another manor house is located at Püchau, a formerly independent village which is now administered by Machern. Püchau Estate is notable for its English Tudor Revival Style. It is still owned privately and regularly hosts cultural events.

Schloss Püchau 2014

There is a golf course located north of the village center.

References
  1. "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen nach Gemeinden am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2020.
  2. Festkomitee in Dögnitz, Ortschronist Klaus Ungewiß (Püchau): Festschrift 700 Jahre Dögnitz – anlässlich der 700-Jahr-Feier von Dögnitz am 27.+28. September 2013. Dögnitz 2013, OCLC 876133760.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.