Belgershain

Belgershain
Coat of arms
Belgershain
Location of Belgershain within Leipzig district
Coordinates: 51°14′N 12°33′E / 51.233°N 12.550°ECoordinates: 51°14′N 12°33′E / 51.233°N 12.550°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Municipal assoc.	Naunhof
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Hagenow (Freie Wählervereinigung)
Area
• Total	22.77 km^2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,339
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	04683
Dialling codes	034347 or 034293
Vehicle registration	L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Website	www.belgershain.de

Belgershain is a municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony. It is part of the municipal association of Naunhof.

Geography and transportation

The town is approximately 25 km east of Leipzig. The town lies on the Federal Road 38 Leipzig - Grimma as well as on the Leipzig–Geithain railway. A train passes through every two hours.

Municipal subdivisions

Belgershain has the following subdivisions:

• Belgershain
• Threna
• Köhra
• Rohrbach

References

1. "Aktuelle Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden 2015] (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). July 2016.