Eilenburg

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Eilenburg
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Eilenburg within Nordsachsen district
Eilenburg Show map of Germany Eilenburg Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 51°27′39″N 12°38′09″E / 51.46083°N 12.63583°E / 51.46083; 12.63583
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Subdivisions	3 Stadtteile 6 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Ralf Scheler[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	46.84 km2 (18.09 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,031
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04838
Dialling codes	03423
Vehicle registration	TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
Website	www.eilenburg.de

Eilenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪ̯lənˌbʊʁk] ^ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Jiłow, pronounced [ˈjiwɔf]) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig.