title: Belgern-Schildau
text: # Belgern-Schildau
  
  Belgern-Schildau is a town in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2013 by the merger of the former towns Belgern and Schildau. It is located on the left bank of the Elbe, south of Torgau and east of Leipzig.
  
  ## Personalities
  
  * Friedrich Anton von Heynitz (1725-1802), reformer of the Prussian mining system
  * August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760-1831), Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and army reformer
  * Friedrich Wilhelm Hauffe (1845-1915), politician (German Conservative Party), Member of Reichstag, Member of Landtag (Kingdom of Saxony)
  * Adalbert Oehler (1860-1934), mayor of Düsseldorf (1911-1919)
  