Pegau

Pegau
Coat of arms of Pegau Coat of arms
Pegau
Location of Pegau within Leipzig district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Municipal assoc.	Pegau
Government
• Mayor	Peter Bringer
Area
• Total	48.61 km2 (18.77 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)
• Total	6,282
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	04523
Dialling codes	03 42 96
Vehicle registration	L
Website	www.pegau.de

Pegau is a town in the Leipzig district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, situated in a fertile plain, on the White Elster, 18 m. S.W. from Leipzig by the railway to Zeitz.

It has two Evangelical churches, that of St. Lawrence being a fine Gothic structure, a 16th-century town-hall; a very old hospital and an agricultural school. In the 19th Century its industries included the manufacture of felt, boots and metal wares.

History

Pegau grew up round a Benedictine monastery founded in 1096, but does not appear as a town before the close of the 12th century. Markets were held here and its prosperity was further enhanced by its position on a main road running east and west. In the monastery, which was dissolved in 1539, a valuable chronicle was compiled, the Annales pegavienses, covering the period from 1039 to 1227.

The town hosted witch trials in 1604-1605.

External links

• Town of Pegau in German

References

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