Machern

Geschichte

Machern is a town in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. It is in the vicinity of the city of Leipzig.GeographyMachern lies 20 km east of Leipzig, about 10 km west of Wurzen over the Mulda river. The Leipzig-Riesa-Dresden railway line runs through the town, as does the B 6.Machern is approximately 12 km south of Eilenburg, which can be reached with the B 107.The divisions of the district are Machern, Gerichshain with Posthausen, and Püchau with Dögnitz (first historic mention 1313), Lübschütz und Plagwitz.CultureThere is a museum located in an old Stasi bunker about 3 km north of Machern. The bunker was designed as a refuge for Stasi employees from Leipzig in the event of nuclear war or similar catastrophe.