Döbeln

Döbeln (German pronunciation: [ˈdøːbl̩n] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Doblin, pronounced [ˈdɔblʲin]) is a town in Saxony, Germany, part of the Mittelsachsen district.

Districts of the town are Döbeln-Ost, Döbeln-Nord, Gärtitz, Großbauchlitz, Keuern, Kleinbauchlitz, Masten, Pommlitz, Sörmitz, and Zschackwitz.

The first stood around 4.60 metres tall and was made by Döbeln shoemakers in 1925 for the 600th anniversary of their guild.

A bigger model boot, the Leisniger Riesenstiefel [de], was made in 1996 and is 4.90 metres tall.

Its size earned it an entry in the Guinness Book of Records in 1997 as the largest top boot in the world.

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Schlegel Fountain with St Nicholas's Church in the background