Narsdorf
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Narsdorf | |
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 Street in Narsdorf (2012) | |
Location of Narsdorf  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°1′N 12°43′E / 51.017°N 12.717°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Leipzig |
| Town | Geithain |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.49 km2 (9.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Population (2015-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,659 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04657 |
| Dialling codes | 034346, 034341 |
Narsdorf is a former municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. As of 1 July 2017 Narsdorf has been incorporated into Geithain.[1] The villages of Ossa (with Bruchheim, Kolka, Wenigossa, and Niederpickenhain), and Rathendorf (with Oberpickenhain) had been incorporated administratively into Narsdorf in 1996, while nearby Seifersdorf had already been incorporated in 1934 and Dölitzsch in 1973.[2][3]
Narsdorf is located about 42 km south-southeast of Leipzig and 25 km north-northwest of Chemnitz on Bundesstraße B175 and motorway A 72, immediately west of Wechselburg and south of Geithain. It has a station on the Neukieritzsch–Chemnitz railway. With the exception of Dölitzsch in the southeast, most of the incorporated communities lie to the west of Narsdorf proper.
Narsdorf is situated in the landscape of Kohrener Land which is part of the Central Saxon Hills and the Saxon Loess country. The area is rich in clay which is mined and processed into roof tiles. Woodlands are mainly found in the western part of the municipality. Bodies of water include ponds and a flooded clay pit as well as several streams of which Katze and Ratte are the main ones.
