Borsdorf

Borsdorf
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Borsdorf within Leipzig district
Borsdorf Borsdorf
Coordinates: 51°20′49″N 12°32′18″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor	Ludwig Martin
Area
• Total	15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi)
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• 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
Website	www.borsdorf.de

Borsdorf is a municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany.

Geography

Modern Borsdorf municipality consists of three historical villages: Borsdorf, Panitzsch (a settlement of Slavic origin) and Zweenfurth. All three villages are situated along the Parthe river.

Transport

Borsdorf is located at the railway mainline between Leipzig and Dresden. It is served by local commuter trains as well as the Regional Express train Leipzig-Dresden.

The municipality is linked to Leipzig via the B6 federal highway. The closest expressway is A14, approx. 4 km west of Borsdorf.

Leipzig-Halle Airport can be reached within 30 minutes by car.

Gallery

• 
  Im Kindergarten (In the kindergarten), by Hugo Oehmichen (b. 1843 in Borsdorf)

Green Belt (Grüner Ring Leipzig)

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.

External links

• Borsdorf in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)