one of the most heavily damaged cities in Germany. The town centre was rebuilt in the 1950s. In 1952 the city became the seat of the Eilenburg District in Bezirk Leipzig, newly formed by the administrative reform in East Germany. In the eastern part of Eilenburg large new housing areas were built. In autumn 1989 up to seven thousand inhabitants formed peaceful demonstrations demanding a change ("Wende") especially on the political level. After German reunification some long-established state socialist companies went out of business. Dismantling of jobs could only be partially offset by new business settlements on newly created industrial areas outside the town. In 1994 Eilenburg District was annexed by Delitzsch District in the course of district reform. In 2002 Eilenburg was hit hard by flood of the river Mulde. The damages amounted to €135 million. The construction of flood protection facilities was intensified after the flood. In 2008 the construction measures ended after investments amounting to €35 million. Eilenburg was the first city in Saxony completely protected against flood. Since 1 August 2008 Eilenburg lies roughly in the middle of the then newly formed Nordsachsen (northern Saxony) District. Twinned cities Butzbach, Hesse, Germany Jihlava, Czech Republic Rawicz, Poland Anjalankoski, Finland Sukhumi, Abchasia / Georgia Famous people from Eilenburg Franz Abt (1819–1885), composer and choral conductor Ulrike Gräßler (born 1987), ski jumper Wilfried Gröbner (born 1949), football player, member of the gold winning team at the 1976 olympics Harald Heinke (born 1955), judoka Gustav Höcker (1832–1911), writer Alexander König (born 1966), pair skater and skating coach Ute Kostrzewa (born 1961), volleyball player Karina Kraushaar (1971–2015), actress Friedrich Ludwig Kreysig (1770–1839), physician and botanist Oswald Lübeck (1883–1935), photographer Paul Michel (1877–1938), architect Karl August Möbius (1825–1908), zoologist (1916–1985), youth book author Carl Ludwig Nietzsche (1813–1849), Lutheran pastor, father of Friedrich Nietzsche Martin Rinckart (1586–1649), Lutheran clergyman and hymnist Marco Thomas (born 1972), clarinetist, professor of clarinet at the University of the Arts Bremen Karl Ludwig von Le Coq (1754–1829), Prussian General Officer and cartographer René "Kanwulf/Ash" Wagner, musician and songwriter of the metal band Nargaroth Isssachar Eilenberg (1570–1623), noted rabbi References External links Nordsachsen