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Location of Borna within Leipzig district  | |
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| Coordinates:51°7′N12°30′E / 51.117°N 12.500°E /51.117; 12.500 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Leipzig |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–29) | Oliver Urban[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.35 km2 (24.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,470 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04552 |
| Dialling codes | 0 34 33 |
| Vehicle registration | L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR |
| Website | www |
Borna (German pronunciation:[ˈbɔʁna]ⓘ) is a town inSaxony, Germany, capital of theLeipzig district. It is situated approximately 30 km southeast ofLeipzig city. It has approx. 19,000 inhabitants. The town is the district seat of thedistrict of Leipzig.
Borna is located about 30 km (19 mi) south ofLeipzig. The riverWyhra flows through the town. The surrounding landscape has been influenced by open-cast coal mining.
The town lies in the middle ofCentral German Metropolitan Region, with Leipzig 33 km (21 mi) distant, Gera 50 km (31 mi), Chemnitz 58 km (36 mi), Halle 67 km (42 mi), and Dresden 113 km (70 mi). Neighboring large towns areAltenburg, 17 km (11 mi) away,Grimma, 24 km (15 mi) andZeitz 35 km (22 mi).
The current site of Borna town was originally two settlements; Altstadt (the old town) and Wenigborn. Before the foundation of the town, there had been awater castle since the 9th Century. The first written mention of the town of Borna was recorded in 1251. Borna was burnt to the ground five times during the wars of theMiddle Ages.
Since the early 19th century the landscape around Borna has been shaped by open-cast mining of brown coal (lignite) with an apex in the 1980s. For the last 20 years there have been huge efforts to revegetate this landscape e. g. by flooding opencast pits and creating new lakes as well as planting thousands of trees.
Theindustrialization of the town coincided with the start of lignite mining around 1800. The lignite industry was predominant in the region until recently.
(December 31 each year)
| Year | Inhabitants | Year | Inhabitants | Year | Inhabitants |
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| 1900 | 12,000 | ||||
| 1998 | 20,598 | 2005 | 22,428 | 2012 | 19,.424 |
| 1999 | 20,365 | 2006 | 22,561 | 2013 | 19,259 |
| 2000 | 20,010 | 2007 | 21,539 | 2014 | 19,381 |
| 2001 | 19,616 | 2008 | 21,211 | 2015 | 19,672 |
| 2002 | 19,240 | 2009 | 20,920 | 2016 | 19,319 |
| 2003 | 23,200 | 2010 | 20,680 | ||
| 2004 | 22,850 | 2011 | 20,405 |
On January 14, 1867, with the completion of the Borna-Neukieritzsch line, Borna joined the German railway network. From Neukieritszch the line connected with the Saxon-Bavarian railway line between Leipzig andHof. This rail connection was financed by a partnership between private concerns and the town and was the only municipal railway in theKingdom of Saxony. On April 8, 1872 the link was extended viaGeithain toChemnitz, creating theNeukieritzsch–Chemnitz railway.
In October 2007 the 14th century romanesque building ofEmmaus Church inHeuersdorf (12 km (7.5 mi) from Borna) was cut from the ground and relocated inMartin Luther Square of Borna[1]. The church's journey took a number of days.
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