Grimma

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Grimma
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Grimma within Leipzig district
Grimma Show map of Germany Grimma Show map of Saxony
Coordinates: 51°14′19″N 12°43′31″E / 51.23861°N 12.72528°E / 51.23861; 12.72528
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Matthias Berger[1]
Area
• Total	217.38 km2 (83.93 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	28,205
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04668
Dialling codes	03437
Vehicle registration	L, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Website	www.grimma.de

Grimma (Upper Sorbian: Grima, pronounced [ˈɡʁʲima]) is a town in Saxony, Central Germany, on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170,^{[citation needed]} it is part of the Leipzig district.