Döbeln

Döbeln (; , ) is a town in Saxony, Germany, part of the Mittelsachsen district. It sits on the banks of the Freiberger Mulde river.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Doebeln-vom-turm.jpg
German location.image_caption: View on the old town
German location.image_coa: Wappen Döbeln.svg
German location.image_plan: Döbeln in FG.png
German location.state: Sachsen
German location.district: Mittelsachsen
German location.elevation: 159-262
German location.area: 91.74
German location.postal_code: 04720
German location.area_code: 03431
German location.licence: FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 14522080
German location.divisions: 19
German location.website: doebeln.de
German location.mayor: Sven Liebhauser
German location.leader_term: 2019–26
German location.party: CDU

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Döbeln
Population: 23728
Area: 91.74
Elevation: 168
Official website: www.doebeln.de
Image: Doebeln-vom-turm.jpg
Dialing code: 03431

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Commons category: Döbeln
postal code: 04720
short name: Doe
native label: Döbeln
hashtag: Döbeln

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Döbeln (; , ) is a town in Saxony, Germany, part of the Mittelsachsen district. It sits on the banks of the Freiberger Mulde river.

==Location and geography== Döbeln is situated in the Central Saxon Hill country in the wide basin of the Freiberger Mulde, roughly in the middle of the triangle between Chemnitz (40 km away), Dresden (50 km away) and Leipzig (70 km away). The surrounding area is characterized by the Mulde valley, the lower Zschopau valley and the surrounding hilly landscape. The Zschopau flows into the Mulde near the village of Schweta.