Geithain (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaɪtˌhaɪn] ⓘ) is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany.

In this year the establishment of a hospital and a chapel (of St. James) was ordered by Duke Dedo III (1190–1210), the Margrave of Lausitz.

Also, although Geithain is described as a town in this document, a charter with the first mayor (Hermanus Hongil[3]) is first evident for the year 1335.

Geithain was administered in the Middle Ages by a Vogt, who had his seat in the Freihof, first mentioned in 1349.

On 14 April the Second World War ended for Geithain with the arrival of American troops.