Gerbstedt
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Gerbstedt | |
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show Location of Gerbstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district | |
Gerbstedt | |
Coordinates: 51°37′59″N 11°37′0″E / 51.63306°N 11.61667°ECoordinates: 51°37′59″N 11°37′0″E / 51.63306°N 11.61667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Mansfeld-Südharz |
Subdivisions | 9 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–27) | Bernd Hartwig[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 102.28 km2 (39.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,964 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 06347 |
Dialling codes | 03476, 034773, 034783 |
Vehicle registration | MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH |
Gerbstedt is a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, district Mansfeld-Südharz. It was traditionally dominated by of copper mining, presently agriculture is dominant.
Tower of former monastery Gerbstedt
Town hall Gerbstedt
View of Gerbstedt with a rare Robur bus
Location[]
The town Gerbstedt is located 9 km (5.59 mi) west of Hettstedt and 13 km (8.08 mi) north of the town Eisleben.
Parts of the town[]
The following Ortsteile (Town subdivisions) are parts of the town Gerbstedt:
Sons and daughters of the town[]
- Otto Brosowski (1885–1947), mining worker, KPD member
- Eugen Ray (1957–1986), athlete
- Valentin Haussmann (died c. 1611), composer
Other persons associated with Gerbstedt[]
- Rikdag, (died 985), Margrave of Meißen
- Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, (1724–1803), poet, spent his youth in Friedeburg
- Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen, buried in the Abbey
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). June 2021.
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Categories:
- Towns in Saxony-Anhalt
- Gerbstedt
- Mansfeld-Südharz
- Province of Saxony
- Bezirk Halle
- Mansfeld-Südharz geography stubs