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Borna, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germanyi
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View of the Borna mining town, ca. 1920.

Borna, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Borna lignite mining area, in 1912.

Borna lignite mine, Borna, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Borna lignite mining area, in 1931.

Borna lignite mine, Borna, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Borna mining town, ca. 1920.

Borna, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Borna lignite mining area, in 1912.

Borna lignite mine, Borna, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Borna lignite mining area, in 1931.

Borna lignite mine, Borna, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Borna mining town, ca. 1920.

Borna, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Borna lignite mining area, in 1912.

Borna lignite mine, Borna, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Borna18,806 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
423591
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:423591:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Borna, Lipsia, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Борна, Лейпциг, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
博尔纳, 莱比锡, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Borna, Leipzig, Sajonia, Alemania
Upper Sorbian:
Borno, Lipsk, Sakska, Němska
Afrikaans:
Borna, Leipzig, Sakse, Duitsland
Arabic:
بورنا, لايبزيغ, ساكسونيا, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxonia, Alemanya
Asturian:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxonia, Alemaña
Bashkir:
Борна, Лейпциг, Саксония, Германия
Basque:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxonia, Alemania
Bavarian:
Borna, Leipzig, Saggsn, Deitschland
Breton:
Borna, Leipzig, Saks, Alamagn
Catalan:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Borna , Leipzig, Saxony, Alemanya
Chechen:
Борна, Саксони (латта), Германи
Corsican:
Borna, Lipsia, Sassonia, Germania
Croatian:
Borna, Leipzig, Saska (pokrajina), Njemačka
Czech:
Borna, Lipsko, Sasko, Německo
Danish:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Borna, Leipzig, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Borna, Leipzig, Saksen (dailstoat), Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Borna, Leipzig, Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Borna, Leipzig, Saksimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
بورنا, لایپزیگ, زاکسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Borna, Leipzig, Saksi (osavaltio), Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Borna, Leipzig, Alemagne
Friulian:
Borna, Leipzig, Gjermanie
Galician:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxonia, Alemaña
Greek:
Μπόρνα, Λειψία, Σαξονία, Γερμανία
Hungarian:
Borna, Lipcse, Szászország, Németország
Icelandic:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxonia, Germania
Indonesian:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxonia, Germania
Interlingue:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxonia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Borna, Leipzig, An tSacsain, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ボルナ, ライプツィヒ, ザクセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Борна, Лейпциг, Саксония еркін мемлекеті, Германия
Kongo:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Alemanyi
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Borna, Saksonya, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Борна, Лейпциг, Германия
Ladin:
Borna
Latin:
Bornis, Lipsia, Saxonia, Germania
Latvian:
Borna, Leipciga, Saksija, Vācija
Ligurian:
Borna, Leipzig, Sassonia, Germania
Limburgian:
Borna, Leipzig, Sakse (Bundesland), Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Borna, Leipzig, Sassen (Bundsland), Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Борна, Лајпциг, Саксонија, Германија
Malagasy:
Borna, Leipzig, Alemaina
Malay:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Jerman
Maltese:
Borna, Ġermanja
Minangkabau:
Borna, Leipzig, Jerman
Narom:
Borna, Leipzig, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Borna, Lipsia, Sassonia, Germania
Norwegian:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxònia (land), Alemanha
Picard:
Borna, Leipzig, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Borna, Lipsia, Sassònia, Almagna
Polish:
Borna, Lipsk, Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxonia, Germania
Romansh:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxonia, Germania
Sardinian:
Borna, Lipsia, Germania
Scots:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Borna, Leipzig, Sagsainn, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Борна, Лајпциг, Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Borna, Leipzig, Saksonija, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Borna, Lipsia, Girmania
Slovak:
Borna, Lipsko, Sasko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Borna, Leipzig, Saška, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
بورنا, لایپزیق, زاکسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Borna, Leipzig, Saksonia, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Борна, Лейпциг, Ирекле дәүләт Саксония, Алмания
Turkish:
Borna, Leipzig, Saksonya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Борна, Лейпциг, Саксонія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Borna, Leipzig, Saksoniya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Borna, Leipzig, Sassonia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Borna, Leipzig, Saxän, Deutän
Walloon:
Borna, Leipzig, Almagne
Waray:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Borna, Leipzig, Sachsen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Borna, Leipzig, Duutsland
Wolof:
Borna, Leipzig, Almaañ
Zulu:
Borna, Leipzig, IJalimani


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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences84
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed336 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Berthelsdorf6336 - 326.4 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eurypterus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Eurypteridae : Eurypterus336 - 326.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Carya
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : Carya33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Persea
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Persea33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Nyssa
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Cornales : Nyssaceae : Nyssa33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cornus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Cornales : Cornaceae : Cornus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Pinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Taxodium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Taxodium33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Carpinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Carpinus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Sequoia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Sequoia33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Sparganium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Typhaceae : Sparganium33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Betula
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Betula33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Ampelopsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Ampelopsis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Myrica
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Myrica33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Azolla
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Azolla33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Populus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Dryophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : Dryophyllum33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Anthracomartus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Anthracomartidae : Anthracomartus336 - 326.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Comptonia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Comptonia33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Carpolithus
genus
Carpolithus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Athrotaxis
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Taxodiaceae : Athrotaxis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Euphoberia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Myriapoda : Euphoberiida : Euphoberiidae : Euphoberia336 - 326.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Typha
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Typhaceae : Typha33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Eomastixia rugosa
species
Mastixiaceae : Eomastixia : Eomastixia rugosa33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Mastixia
genus
Mastixiaceae : Mastixia33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Rubus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rubus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Aphantomartus pustulatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Trigonotarbida : Aphantomartidae : Aphantomartus : Aphantomartus pustulatus336 - 326.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Bornatarbus mayasii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Phalangiotarbida : Architarbidae : Bornatarbus : Bornatarbus mayasii336 - 326.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Selaginella
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Selaginella33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Eoscorpius bornaensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Eoscorpiidae : Eoscorpius : Eoscorpius bornaensis336 - 326.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Symplocos
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Symplocaceae : Symplocos33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Hypericum
genus
Hypericum33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Regnellidium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Marsileaceae : Regnellidium33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borna,_Leipzig
Wikidata ID:Q10744
GeoNames ID:6550851

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