# Schildau

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{{Short description|Town in Saxony, Germany}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox German location
|type               = Stadtteil
|Town = Belgern-Schildau
|image_photo       = Schildau Rathaus0.jpg
|image_caption     = Schildau City Hall
|image_coa            = Wappen schildau.PNG
|coordinates       = {{coord|51|27|N|12|56|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|state        = Sachsen
|district         = Nordsachsen
|elevation              = 127
|area            = 74.60
|population         = 3522
|Stand             = 2011-12-31
|postal_code               = 04889
|area_code           = 034221
|licence               = TDO
|website           = [http://www.stadt-schildau.de/ www.stadt-schildau.de]
}}

'''Schildau''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʃɪldaʊ|-|De-Schildau.ogg}}) is a small town in the district [Nordsachsen](/source/Nordsachsen), in the [Free State of Saxony](/source/Free_State_of_Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is located 12 km southwest of [Torgau](/source/Torgau) and 40 km east of [Leipzig](/source/Leipzig). Since 1 January 2013, it is part of the town [Belgern-Schildau](/source/Belgern-Schildau).

==History==
From 1815 to 1944, Schildau was part of the [Prussian](/source/Prussia) [Province of Saxony](/source/Province_of_Saxony), from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of [Halle-Merseburg](/source/Halle-Merseburg), from 1945 to 1952 of the State of [Saxony-Anhalt](/source/Saxony-Anhalt), from 1952 to 1990 of the [Bezirk Leipzig](/source/Bezirk_Leipzig) of [East Germany](/source/East_Germany) and since 1990 of [Saxony](/source/Saxony).

== Notable people ==
* [August Neidhardt von Gneisenau](/source/August_Neidhardt_von_Gneisenau) (1760-1831), Prussian field marshal

== References ==
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Category:Nordsachsen
Category:Former municipalities in Saxony

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