Delitzsch

Delitzsch
Town
From top: View over old town, Delitzsch Castle in winter, Breite Straße in the old town, Breiter Turm at Wallgraben
Coat of arms
Location of Delitzsch within Nordsachsen district
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Coordinates: 51°31′35″N 12°20′33″E / 51.52639°N 12.34250°E / 51.52639; 12.34250
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Subdivisions	15 town-quarters
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Manfred Wilde[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	83.57 km2 (32.27 sq mi)
Elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	25,244
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04509
Dialling codes	034202
Vehicle registration	TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
Website	www.delitzsch.de

Delitzsch (German pronunciation: [ˈdeːlɪt͡ʃ] ^ⓘ; Slavic: delč or delcz for hill) is a town in Saxony in Germany, 20 km north of Leipzig and 30 km east of Halle (Saale). With 24,850 inhabitants at the end of 2015, it is the largest town in the district of Nordsachsen.

Archaeological evidence outside the town limits points to a settlement dating from the Neolithic Age. The first documented mention of Delitzsch dates from 1166 and it later became the Elector of Saxony's residence in the 17th and 18th centuries. The old town is well preserved, with several plazas, citizens' and patrician houses, towers, a baroque castle and the town's fortifications.

Delitzsch and its surrounding area contain water areas, hiking and cycling networks and nature reserves.