Markkleeberg

Markkleeberg
Markkleeberg
Location of the town of Markkleeberg within Leipzig district
Coordinates	51°16′40″N 12°23′0″E / 51.27778°N 12.383333°E / 51.27778; 12.383333Coordinates: 51°16′40″N 12°23′0″E / 51.27778°N 12.383333°E / 51.27778; 12.383333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Leipzig
District	Leipzig
Town subdivisions	9
Mayor	Bernd Klose (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	31.36 km2 (12.11 sq mi)
Elevation	132 m  (433 ft)
Population	24,338 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	776 /km2 (2,010 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	L
Postal code	04416
Area codes	0341, 034297, 034299
Website	www.markkleeberg.de

Markkleeberg is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Pleiße, approx. 7 km south of Leipzig.

In 1813 much of the Battle of Leipzig took place where today's Markkleeberg is situated.

During 1944-1945, a female sub-camp belonging to Ravensbrück and later Buchenwald was established in the town. In early April 1945 the surviving women were transferred to Mauthausen-Gusen in Austria.

Population

(Source since 1998: Statistical bureau of Saxony)

Grunderzeit house in Markkleeberg

Year Population 1946 20.517 1950 20,130 1960 20,545 1981 20,622 1984 19,811 1995 20,415 1997 20,264

Year Population 1998 22,728 1999 23,157 2000 23,157 2001 23,087 2002 23,139 2003 23,306 2004 23,639

Year Population 2005 23,806 2006 23,913 2007 24,021 2008 24,020 2009 24,254

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen.de/download/010_GB-Bev/Bev_Gemeinde.pdf.