Belgern-Schildau

Belgern-Schildau
Schildau St. Marien Church
Coat of arms
Belgern-Schildau
Location of Belgern-Schildau within Nordsachsen district
Coordinates: 51°28′N 13°2′E / 51.467°N 13.033°ECoordinates: 51°28′N 13°2′E / 51.467°N 13.033°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Area
• Total	158.3 km^2 (61.1 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,889
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	04874, 04889
Dialling codes	034221, 034224
Vehicle registration	TDO

Belgern-Schildau is a town in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2013 by the merger of the former towns Belgern and Schildau. It is located on the left bank of the Elbe, south of Torgau and east of Leipzig.

Personalities

August von Gneisenau

• Friedrich Anton von Heynitz (1725-1802), reformer of the Prussian mountain and hut system
• August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760-1831), Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and army reformer
• Friedrich Wilhelm Hauffe (1845-1915), politician (German Conservative Party), Member of Reichstag, Member of Landtag (Kingdom of Saxony)
• Adalbert Oehler (1860-1934), mayor of Düsseldorf (1911-1919)

References

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