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Nenkersdorf is a district of Frohburg, a city in the administrative district Leipziger Land (Sachsen). The neighboring town Schönau, which was incorporated in 1948, merged with Nenkersdorf in 1999 to form a locality with in the city of Frohburg. The two share a village council.

Location
Nenkersdorf is located in the Leipzig Bight, north of Frohburg and on the eastern side of the former open-cast mine Borna-Ost. Harthsee, west of Nenkersdorf, was created by filling in the mine with water. Schönau lies to the North of Nenkersdorf.

History
A knight’s manor has been occupied since the 16th century in Nenkersdorf. The current building was erected in 1749 in the baroque style. Up until 1856, Nenkersdorf was administrated by the Saxon district of Borna. From 1856 on, Nenkersdorf was under the administration of the Frohburg district. In 1875, the village was incorporated into a newly formed Borna district. The neighboring town of Schönau was incorporated into Nenkersdorf on October 1st, 1948. In 1952, Nenkersdorf was assigned to the Geithain district within the larger district (Bezirk) of Leipzig. The open-cast mine Borna-Ost, opened in 1960, changed the landscape considerably. Already in 1961, the road connecting Zedtlitz and Schönau was severed by the creation of the first construction site. The third and fourth construction site, in which the land west of Nenkersdorf was mined, had further effects on the village. In the section of the fourth construction site, the wetlands of Schönau Creek and Harth Creek were affected. The open-cast mine Borna-Ost came to a stop 500 meters to the East of the village border with Neukirchen. After the dumping was completed, all that remained of the southern part of the fourth construction site was the so-called “Hole of Nenkersdorf,” which was renamed Lake Harth after its renaturalization was completed. Nenkersdorf was located in the rural district of Leipziger Land as of 1994. However, on January 1st, 1999, Nenkersdorf, along with Schönau, was incorporated yet again into the city of Frohburg, which allowed for the villages to become official city districts. Both localities used this opportunity to found a village council. Since then, the communal village council of both Nenkersdorf and Schönau represents the interest of both areas.

Attractions
One of the attractions in Nenkersdorf is its church. Lake Harth has the potentional to attract guests from the East and South of Frohburg, since there are few swimming locations there.

Notable Inhabitants

 * Norbert Warnatzsch (* 1947), German Swimming Trainer

Weblinks

 * Nenkersdorf's page on Frohburg's website
 * Nenkersdorf's page on Frohburg's website