Leisnig, Saxony, Germany

History | Points of interest | Museums

🇩🇪 Leisnig (Lěsnik) is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the state of Saxony in Germany, 50 km south-east of Leipzig.

History A settlement in this location was first mentioned in 1046. The town features Mildenstein Castle which is over 1000 years old. The house Markt 13 shows the coat of arms of the Apian family.

Leisnig was Friedrich Olbricht's birthplace. In 1944, he was involved in the 20 July Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, and was executed for his participation in it.

The former municipality Bockelwitz became a part of the town of Leisnig in 2012.

Points of interest • Arktisch-Alpiner Pflanzengarten und Alpine Staudengärtnerei, a botanical garden • Mildenstein Castle

Museums The museum at Mildenstein Castle was founded in 1890 by the Leisnig Historical and Antiquarian Society. In addition to an exhibition on the history of the castle, which includes important finds such as Bohemian glasses from the 14th century, there are also newly established exhibitions on the penal system and the Leisnig office. In the boot museum on the outer bailey, inaugurated in 2006, the town's landmark, the Leisnig Giant Boot, is exhibited. In the town hall a small gallery is maintained with exhibitions that change several times a year.

Europe/Berlin/Saxony 

Leisnig has a population of over 8,207 people. Leisnig also forms part of the wider Mittelsachsen District which has a population of over 301,474 people. Leisnig is situated near Freiberg.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Leisnig has links with:

🇩🇪 Bünde, Germany 🇭🇺 Halásztelek, Hungary 🇮🇹 Oggiono, Italy

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North of: 51.167

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Tunbridge Wells 51.167

🇩🇪 Solingen 51.172

🇩🇪 Bautzen 51.177

🇰🇿 Nur-Sultan 51.177

🇰🇿 Astana 51.178

🇩🇪 Remscheid 51.179

🇧🇪 Eeklo 51.185

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Godalming 51.186

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Shepton Mallet 51.19

🇩🇪 Waldeck-Frankenberg 51.191

South of: 51.167

🇧🇪 Geel 51.167

🇩🇪 Hilden 51.167

🇩🇪 Meissen 51.164

🇩🇪 Görlitz 51.155

🇵🇱 Zgorzelec 51.15

🇩🇪 Sömmerda 51.15

🇩🇪 Naumburg 51.15

🇺🇦 Kovel 51.15

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ashford 51.147

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tunbridge Wells 51.133

East of: 12.917

🇩🇪 Chemnitz 12.921

🇸🇪 Borås 12.933

🇨🇿 Karlovy Vary 12.967

🇩🇪 Torgau 13

🇩🇪 Annaberg-Buchholz 13.002

🇸🇪 Malmö 13.007

🇸🇪 Malmoe 13.013

🇮🇹 Fano 13.017

🇱🇾 Gharyan 13.017

🇦🇹 Braunau am Inn 13.033

West of: 12.917

🇩🇪 Pfarrkirchen 12.917

🇮🇹 Latina 12.905

🇮🇹 Pesaro 12.9

🇩🇪 Bad Reichenhall 12.867

🇮🇹 Rieti 12.867

🇸🇪 Halmstad 12.85

🇩🇪 Burghausen 12.833

🇦🇹 Zell am See 12.8

🇮🇹 Tivoli 12.798

🇩🇪 Neuruppin 12.794

Antipodal to Leisnig is: -167.083,-51.167

Locations Near: Leisnig 12.9167,51.1667

🇩🇪 Chemnitz 12.921,50.837 d: 36.7  

🇩🇪 Torgau 13,51.55 d: 43  

🇩🇪 Borna 12.5,51.127 d: 29.4  

🇩🇪 Freiberg 13.344,50.916 d: 40.9  

🇩🇪 Altenburg 12.444,50.992 d: 38.3  

🇩🇪 Meissen 13.478,51.164 d: 39.2  

🇩🇪 Leipzig 12.373,51.336 d: 42.3  

🇩🇪 Herzberg 13.217,51.667 d: 59.4  

🇩🇪 Annaberg-Buchholz 13.002,50.58 d: 65.5  

🇩🇪 Zwickau 12.498,50.715 d: 58.2  

Antipodal to: Leisnig -167.083,-51.167

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16601.7  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15900.6  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15842.5  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15967.8  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12045.6  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11954.2  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11940  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11935.8  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11935.5  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 11906.6  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 51.1667 12.9167

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