Neukieritzsch

Neukieritzsch station is a station on the Leipzig–Hof and the Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz railways, which branches here, in Neukieritzsch in the German state of Saxony. The Neukieritzsch–Pegau railway, which has now been dismantled, also branched off here from 1909 until 1999.

The Wyhra (in its upper course: Wiera) is a river of Saxony and Thuringia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Pleiße, which it joins near Lobstädt.

Deutzen is a village and a former municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 July 2014, it is part of the municipality Neukieritzsch.

The United Schleenhain Coal Mine is a coal mine located in Saxony. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 415 million tonnes of lignite, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world and has an annual production of 11 million tonnes of coal.

Lobstädt is a village and a former municipality in the Leipziger Land district, in Saxony, Germany. On April 1, 2008 Lobstädt was incorporated into Neukieritzsch.

Rötha is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 16 km south of Leipzig. On 1 August 2015 it was expanded with the former municipality Espenhain.

Lippendorf is located in the municipality of Neukieritzsch, near Leipzig in Saxony, Germany. The present town of Lippendorf used to be known as the village of Medewitzsch. In 1934, the towns of Medewitzsch, Lippendorf and Spahnsdorf combined to form the new town of Lippendorf. North of town are Böhlen and Zwenkau, to the east is Rotha, to the south is Neukieritzsch and to the west is Russen-KleinstorkwitzThe first record of the village of Lippendorf was in 1378. The character of the place was rural for a long time. Only from the 1920s did the then village develop into an industrial centre, mainly due to the lignite, also called brown coal, formed from naturally compressed peat, found in the area. The first lignite mine in the area was opened in 1924. Böhlen mining started near the north west of the town. The first power station was built in 1925. During World War II bomb attacks on the power station in 1944 and 1945 destroyed parts of the village. In the mid-1960s a second power station was built in the municipality of Spahnsdorf and parts of Lippendorf. The current town was incorporated on 1 January 1973. In 1997 a new lignite-fired power station, the Lippendorf Power Station, was built and the old one was shut down.The town is not far from the rivers of the White Elster and Pleiße. It is also near the Leipzig Bay and includes parts of the conservation area Elsteraue. The nearest large settlements are the city of Leipzig and town of Borna.

Lippendorf Power Station is a lignite-fired power station in Lippendorf, which is located in the municipality of Neukieritzsch, near Leipzig in Saxony, Germany. The power plant is owned and operated by Vattenfall Europe. It has a heating capacity of 330 MWt.

The Gösel is a river of Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Pleiße, which it joins in Rötha.

Böhlen (German pronunciation: [ˈbøːlən]) is a town in Saxony, Germany, south of Leipzig. Its main features are a small airport and a power plant. It is located in the newly built Neuseenland, the lakes created in former open-pit mining areas.

Hainer See is a lake near Borna, Saxony, Germany. At an elevation of 126 m, its surface area is 4 km2 (2 sq mi). The lake is a part of the Central German Lake District.

Haselbacher See is a lake in Leipzig (Saxony)/ Altenburger Land (Thuringia), Germany. At an elevation of 151 m, its surface area is 3.35 km². The lake is a part of the Central German Lake District.