title: Burgstädt
text: # Burgstädt
  
  Burgstädt (German pronunciation:) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Chemnitz.
  
  ## Sons and daughters of the city
  
  * Erich Gleixner (1920-1962), footballer
  * Peter Jahr (born 1959), politician (CDU)
  * Barbara Köhler (born 1959), lyricist
  * Rico Lieder (born 1971), athlete
  * Gerhard Wahrig (1923-1978), lexicographer
  