A transition to the Central German low mountain ranges is notable in several elevated places within the municipal boundaries.

Public transport is provided by buses of Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund with direct services to Pegau, Zwenkau, Leipzig, Neukieritzsch, Böhlen, and Altenburg.

[citation needed] The oldest archaeological finds in the town district date from approximately 4000 BC.

This was one of the principal fortifies places in the region in the 11th and 12th century and is the location of some of the earliest known stone buildings in Saxony.

[3] The coat of arms of the town adopted in 1891, showing a silver horse armoured in gold walking on a red shield, has been designed after count Wiprecht's.

The town and in particular the area around the railway station suffered heavy damage in aerial bombardments in World War II.

Lack of continued demand led to the closure of the line to Pegau and Neukieritzsch to passengers in 1997 and to freight in 1999.

A music and art school exists in nearby Borna, and adult education is offered by the local branch of Volkshochschule Leipzig.