Leisnig (Upper Sorbian: Lěsnik, pronounced [ˈlʲɪsnʲik]) is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the state of Saxony in Germany, 50 kilometers southeast of Leipzig.

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Leisnig
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Skyline of Leisnig, Mildenstein Castle to the left
Coat of arms
Location of Leisnig within Mittelsachsen district
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Coordinates: 51°10′N 12°55′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Mittelsachsen
Subdivisions	40
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Carsten Graf[1]
Area
• Total	78.01 km2 (30.12 sq mi)
Elevation	161 m (528 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,249
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04703
Dialling codes	034321
Vehicle registration	FG
Website	www.leisnig.de

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A settlement in this location was first mentioned in 1046. The town features Mildenstein Castle which is over 1000 years old. The house Markt 13 shows the coat of arms of the Apian family.

Leisnig was Friedrich Olbricht's birthplace. In 1944, he was involved in the 20 July Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, and was executed for his participation in it.

The former municipality Bockelwitz became a part of the town of Leisnig in 2012.^[3]

• Arktisch-Alpiner Pflanzengarten und Alpine Staudengärtnerei, a botanical garden
• Mildenstein Castle

• Johann von Staupitz (1465-1524), theologian, confessor of Martin Luther
• Peter Apian (1495-1552), mathematician, cartographer, geographer and astronomer
• Georg Rimpler (1636-1683), military engineer and author
• Friedrich Olbricht (1888-1944), one of the leading figures in connection with the assassination against Adolf Hitler July 1944
• Lothar Voigtländer (born 1943), composer
• Beate Schramm (born 1966), rower
• Kerstin Behrendt (born 1967), athlete