Borsdorf | |
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Location of Borsdorf within Leipzig district  | |
  Borsdorf  Borsdorf | |
| Coordinates:51°20′49″N12°32′18″E / 51.34694°N 12.53833°E /51.34694; 12.53833 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Leipzig |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–27) | Birgit Kaden[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,195 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04451 |
| Dialling codes | 034291 |
| Vehicle registration | L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR |
| Website | www.borsdorf.de |
Borsdorf is a municipality in theLeipzig district inSaxony,Germany.
Modern Borsdorf municipality consists of three historical villages: Borsdorf (originally the smallest among the three, serving as a toll station at the historical main road from Leipzig to Dresden), Panitzsch (a settlement of Slavic origin) and Zweenfurth (named after a river crossing). All three villages are situated along the Parthe river.
Borsdorf is neighbouringLeipzig in the west,Taucha in the north,Machern in the east andBrandis in the south-east.
Borsdorf is located at the railway mainline between Leipzig and Dresden. It is served by local commuter trains, the rapid transit network ofS-Bahn Mitteldeutschland as well as the Regional Express train (Regionalexpress) Leipzig-Dresden. InBorsdorf station, thesecond Leipzig–Dresden line branches off which historically was an important alternative connection to Dresden viaMeissen and is still in use today.
The municipality is linked to Leipzig via the B6 federal highway. The closest expressway isBundesautobahn A14, approx. 4 km west of Borsdorfp.
Leipzig-Halle Airport can be reached within 30 minutes by car.
Borsdorf is a member of 'Grüner Ring Leipzig' a coordination group of Leipzig and the surrounding municipalities. As part of this, the 'Grüner Ring' (green belt) bicycle round course is running through Borsdorf.
Albrecht Gehse (* 1955), Painter, member of the Leipzig School, known i.a. for his portrait ofHelmut Kohl in the FederalGerman Chancellery building, Berlin
Sarah Klier (* 2. October 1990) was the last baby born in theGDR just two minutes before German reunification on midnight 2/3 October 1990.
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