Böhlen
Böhlen 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Postmeilenstein Rötha and Kulturhaus Böhlen.
Postmeilenstein Rötha
Historic site
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Postmeilenstein Rötha is a historic site.
Kulturhaus Böhlen
Public building
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Kulturhaus Böhlen is a public building.
Lippendorf Power Station
Power station
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zwenkau and Espenhain.
Zwenkau
Town
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Zwenkau is a town in the district of Leipzig, in Saxony, Germany. Situated between the White Elster and Pleiße rivers, it nestles in the Leipzig Bay and includes parts of the conservation area Elsteraue and Central Germany's Street of Lignite. Zwenkau is situated 4½ km northwest of Böhlen.
Espenhain
Village
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Espenhain is a village and a former municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. On 1 August 2015 it was merged into the town Rötha. Espenhain is situated 6 km east of Böhlen.
Lippendorf
Village
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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.
Böhlen
- Type: Locality with 6,790 residents
- Also known as: “14729040”, “Boehlen”, and “Stadt Böhlen”
- Location: Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.2° or 51° 12′ northLongitude
12.3833° or 12° 22′ 60″ eastPopulation
6,790Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)Open location code
9F3J59XM+X8GeoNames ID
6550850
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Serbian—“Böhlen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بوهلن”
- Bashkir: “Бёлен”
- Chinese: “伯赫伦”
- Latvian: “Bēlene”
- Macedonian: “Белен”
- Persian: “بولن”
- Russian: “Бёлен”
- Serbian: “Белен”
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