# Geithain > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Geithain > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Geithain.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geithain > Source revision: 1344631413 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Town in Saxony, Germany Geithain Town Saint Nicholas Church Coat of arms Location of Geithain within Leipzig district Location of Geithain Geithain Show map of Germany Geithain Show map of Saxony Coordinates: 51°3′N 12°41′E / 51.050°N 12.683°E / 51.050; 12.683 Country Germany State Saxony District Leipzig Subdivisions 10 Government • Mayor (2022–29) Frank Rudolph[1] Area • Total 54.71 km2 (21.12 sq mi) Elevation 225 m (738 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 6,870 • Density 126/km2 (325/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 04643 Dialling codes 034341 Vehicle registration L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR Website www.geithain.de **Geithain** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈɡaɪtˌhaɪn\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:De-Geithain.ogg)) is a town in the [Leipzig](/source/Leipzig_(district)) district, in [Saxony](/source/Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany). ## Geography Geithain is 30 km (19 mi) northwest of [Chemnitz](/source/Chemnitz) and 40 km (25 mi) southeast of [Leipzig](/source/Leipzig). It lies in hilly country by the wooded area Wickershain and the [river Eula](/source/River_Eula). ## History The first documented mention of the town was in the year 1186 in a document, which described the donation of earnings from the Wickershainer Marion Church to the [Bishop of Merseburg](/source/Bishop_of_Merseburg) through the Duke Dedo III (Lausitz). The name of the town has its origins in the Old Sorbian word "Chytan" (Chyten) and describes the place of Chyten, where "Chyt" (Chit) is a Sorbian first name. In 1209 there was another documented mention of Geithain and the already established Nicolai Church. In this year the establishment of a hospital and a chapel (of St. James) was ordered by Duke Dedo III (1190–1210), the Margrave of Lausitz. Also, although Geithain is described as a town in this document, a charter with the first mayor (Hermanus Hongil[3]) is first evident for the year 1335. From 1346 cisterns and wooden water conduits were constructed in Geithain, which were used until 1904. Geithain was administered in the Middle Ages by a [Vogt](/source/Vogt), who had his seat in the Freihof, first mentioned in 1349. The Geithain powder-tower, today one of the sights of the town, was part of the Freihof and was inserted with this into the town's fortifications. 1936 was the 750th anniversary of Geithain. They had a celebration for 3 days around 1 September. In World War II the town had 219 dead. On 13 April 1945 alone 13 people were killed in a single air raid on the town. The target of the low-flying aircraft was the railway station. On 14 April the Second World War ended for Geithain with the arrival of American troops. As of 1 July 2017 [Narsdorf](/source/Narsdorf) has been incorporated into Geithain together with its parts Bruchheim, Dölitzsch, Kolka, Narsdorf, Niederpickenhain, Oberpickenhain, Ossa, Rathendorf, and Wenigossa[4] ## Transport Geithain is located on [Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz](/source/Neukieritzsch%E2%80%93Chemnitz_railway) and [Leipzig–Geithain](/source/Leipzig%E2%80%93Geithain_railway) railway lines, which connect at [Geithain station](/source/Geithain_railway_station). In 2013 another section of federal motorway [A 72](/source/Bundesautobahn_72) was opened, also connecting Geithain with exit no 23 and via [B 7](/source/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_7). ## Notable people - Paul Guenther, (1860-1932), German-born American industrialist, emigrated to the US in 1890, in 1910 he was the largest stocking producer in the US - [Henning Frenzel](/source/Henning_Frenzel), (born 1942), former football national player in the GDR - [Benjamin Hedericus](/source/Benjamin_Hedericus) (1675-1748), lexicographer - Walter Risse, (1892-1965), officer, most recently general lieutenant in the Second World War ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022](https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_wahlen_buergermeister_uebersicht_aktuell.xlsx), Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Sachsens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 15. Mai 2022 (Gebietsstand 01.01.2024)"](https://www.statistik.sachsen.de/html/bevoelkerungsstand-einwohner.html) (in German). [Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen](/source/Statistisches_Landesamt_des_Freistaates_Sachsen). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Urkundenbuch mit Regesten bedeutender Akten der Stadt Geithain und ihrer Umgebung 1097 bis 1539"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200607221633/https://ul.qucosa.de/api/qucosa%3A12858/attachment/ATT-0/) [Register of charters containing records of important documents of the town of Geithain and its surroundings from 1097 to 1539] (in German). Archived from [the original](https://ul.qucosa.de/api/qucosa%3A12858/attachment/ATT-0/) on 2020-06-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Eingemeindung Narsdorf"](http://www.geithain.net/index.php/unsere-stadt/ortsteile/narsdorf-vg/1085-eingemeindung-narsdorf). Stadt Geithein. Retrieved 24 July 2017. v t e Towns and municipalities in Leipzig (district) Bad Lausick Belgershain Bennewitz Böhlen Borna Borsdorf Brandis Colditz Elstertrebnitz Frohburg Geithain Grimma Groitzsch Großpösna Kitzscher Lossatal Machern Markkleeberg Markranstädt Naunhof Neukieritzsch Otterwisch Parthenstein Pegau Regis-Breitingen Rötha Thallwitz Trebsen Wurzen Zwenkau Authority control databases VIAF GND WorldCat --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Geithain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geithain) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geithain?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.