Eilenburg

Eilenburg (; , ) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig.

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Eilenburg is a town located in the Nordsachsen district of Saxony, Germany, situated about 20 kilometers northeast of Leipzig. While the context provided doesn't specify particular historical or cultural significance, it is a recognized municipality in the eastern German region of Saxony.

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German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Eilenburg vom Burgberg.JPG
German location.image_coa: Wappen Eilenburg.svg
German location.image_plan: Eilenburg in TDO.png
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Nordsachsen
German location.elevation: 106
German location.area: 46.84
German location.postal_code: 04838
German location.area_code: 03423
German location.licence: TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14730110
German location.divisions: 3 Stadtteile6 Ortsteile
German location.website: www.eilenburg.de
German location.mayor: Ralf Scheler
German location.leader_term: 2022–29
German location.party: Independent

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Eilenburg (; , ) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig.

== Geography == Eilenburg lies at the banks of the river Mulde at the southwestern edge of the Düben Heath wildlife park. The town is subdivided into three urban districts: Berg, Mitte and Ost and six rural districts named Behlitz, Hainichen, Kospa, Pressen, Wedelwitz and Zschettgau.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eilenburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.