Leipzig (district)

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

Kitzscher (German: [ˈkɪt͡sʃɐ] (listen)) is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany.

Pomßen is a village some 20 kilometres from Leipzig, Germany. Since 1994, it is part of the municipality of Parthenstein. There is a fortified church of architectural and historical interest. It has an organ built by Gottfried Richter (1643–1717) The church is also of interest to music historians for its association with J.S. Bach. His cantata Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157 was performed there in 1727.Pomssen is the birthplace of Gerhard Kretschmar, a victim of Hitler's program to exterminate children. Kretschmar was born blind, with one leg and one arm. He was killed at the age of only 5 months by direct order from Hitler. He was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery nearby.

Bad Lausick (German: [ˈbaːt ˈlaʊzɪk] ) is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Grimma, and 29 km southeast of Leipzig.

Belgershain is a town in the Leipzig district in Saxony. It is part of the municipal association of Naunhof.

Eulatal is a former municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Frohburg.

Parthenstein is a municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. It was created in 1994 by the merger of the former municipalities Grethen, Großsteinberg, Klinga and Pomßen.

Naunhof is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Parthe, 11 km northwest of Grimma, and 16 km southeast of Leipzig (centre).

Thierbach Power Station was a brown coal-fired power station in the Leipzig Bay at Espenhain-Thierbach, Germany. It had a 300-metre-tall chimney, which belonged to the tallest free-standing structures of the former GDR (Eastern Germany).

The Pösgraben is a river of Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Threne near Zweenfurth.

Pötzschau is a village and a former municipality in Saxony, Germany. Since 2015, it is part of the town Rötha. It consists of the smaller parts Großpötzschau, Kleinpötzschau and Dahlitzsch. Pötzschau is south-east of Leipzig in the valley of the creek Gösel.

Borna (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁna] ) is a town in Saxony, Germany, capital of the Leipzig district. It is situated approximately 30 km southeast of Leipzig city. It has approx. 19,000 inhabitants. The town is the district seat of the district of Leipzig.