Leißling
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Leißling  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°11′N 11°54′E / 51.183°N 11.900°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Town | Weißenfels |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (2009-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,512 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06667 |
| Dialling codes | 03443 |
| Vehicle registration | BLK |
| Website | www.teucherner-land.de |
Leißling (or Leissling) is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town Weißenfels.
Location[edit]
Leißling lies south-west of Weißenfels on the Saale.
History[edit]
The first documented mention of Leißling was made in the year 1232. On 1 September 2010 the village was annexed by Weißenfels.[1]
Monuments[edit]
- Stone on Market Street in memory of the communist working athlete Otto Müller, who was sentenced to jail and died in 999th Light Afrika Division (Germany).
- Plaque on the house in Karl Marx Square where the communist functionary Fritz Schellbach, who died young in a Nazi Concentration Camp in 1944, was born.
Coat of arms[edit]
Coat of arms was approved in 1995 by the local government office in Halle.
Twinning[edit]
The town is twinned with Carlsberg in Rheinland-Pfalz.
Sights[edit]
The Marion Church is a baroque church with pictures. It was consecrated in 1716.
Economy and Infrastructure[edit]
Economy[edit]
Leißling is well known for its mineral springs, which a company called Mitteldeutsche Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH & Co. KG uses for Leißlinger Mineral water. The largest shopping center in a 10-mile radius is found in Leißling.
Transportation[edit]
The National Road B87 passes near Leißling. Leißling is a station on the Thüringer Bahn from Erfurt to Halle.
Sport[edit]
Th football club Fortuna Leißling was founded around 1930. Games are played on the "monastery meadow". In the past there were also more clubs: cycling, bowling and gymnastics.
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