Döbeln | |
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Location of Döbeln within Mittelsachsen district | |
Coordinates: 51°7′10″N 13°6′46″E / 51.11944°N 13.11278°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Mittelsachsen |
Subdivisions | 19 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–26) | Sven Liebhauser [1] ( CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 84.55 km2 (32.64 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)
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• Total | 23,763 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Postal codes | 04720 |
Dialling codes | 03431 |
Vehicle registration | FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL |
Website | doebeln.de |
Döbeln (German pronunciation: [ˈdøːbl̩n] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Doblin, pronounced [ˈdɔblʲin]) is a town in Saxony, Germany, part of the Mittelsachsen district, on both banks of the river Freiberger Mulde.
From 31 December 1960 unless otherwise noted: [4] [5]
1694 to 1946
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1950 to 1998
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1999 to 2006
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2007 to 2017
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Note that the village of Ebersbach, with its population of approximately 1,000 was merged into Döbeln in 2011. On 1 January 2016, the former municipality Mochau became part of Döbeln.
Döbeln Central Station is on the Borsdorf–Coswig and Riesa–Chemnitz lines.
It has two connections to the A14 motorway (Autobahn).
Döbeln has the last remaining horse-drawn tram line in Germany, in the form of the Döbeln Tramway. This line originally ran from 1892 to 1926, and was reopened in 2007.