In the Schildbuerger book the location of Schilda is described with "in Misnopotamia", thus the Meissen Mesopotamia in East Germany. Therefore it is assumed today that Schildau is the city of the Schildbuerger, which lies between Elbe and Mulde rivers north of Meissen in North Saxony. Especially since the family of the author of the Schildbürgerbook, Friedrich von Schönberg (Nice mount), was at home in the village Sitzenroda - and that is only 3km away from Schildau. The writer refers to himself in the book as "Bellemont". Schildau is located about 50km east of Leipzig on the western edge of the Dahlener Heide.