Eilenburg

Eilenburg
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Eilenburg within Nordsachsen district
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Coordinates: 51°27′39″N 12°38′09″E / 51.46083°N 12.63583°E / 51.46083; 12.63583
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Subdivisions	3 Stadtteile 6 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Ralf Scheler (Ind.)
Area
• Total	46.84 km2 (18.09 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	16,031
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04838
Dialling codes	03423
Vehicle registration	TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
Website	www.eilenburg.de

Eilenburg is a town in the north of the state of Saxony (eastern Germany). The town lies on the banks of the river Mulde about 20 kilometres (12 miles) northeast of the city of Leipzig. It belongs to the Nordsachsen Rural District. It is subdivided into the urban districts Mitte, Ost and Berg (Stadtteile) and the villages Behlitz, Hainichen, Kospa, Pressen, Wedelwitz and Zschettgau (Ortsteile).

Eilenburg occupies 46.84 square kilometres (18.1 square miles). It has about 17.000 inhabitants as of 31 December 2009.

1. ↑ "Einwohnerzahlen nach Gemeinden als Excel-Arbeitsmappe" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.