Zörbig

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Zörbig
Coat of arms of Zörbig
Coat of arms
Location of Zörbig within Anhalt-Bitterfeld district
Zörbig is located in Germany
Zörbig
Zörbig
Coordinates: 51°37′0″N 12°7′0″E / 51.61667°N 12.11667°E / 51.61667; 12.11667Coordinates: 51°37′0″N 12°7′0″E / 51.61667°N 12.11667°E / 51.61667; 12.11667
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictAnhalt-Bitterfeld
Government
 • Mayor (2019–26) Matthias Egert[1]
Area
 • Total113.26 km2 (43.73 sq mi)
Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,123
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06780, 06369
Dialling codes034956, 034975
Vehicle registrationABI
Websitewww.stadt-zoerbig.de
Town hall.
Castle.
"Hallescher Turm".

Zörbig (German pronunciation: [ˈtsœʁbɪç]) is a village in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km west of Bitterfeld, and 20 km northeast of Halle (Saale). Zörbig is well known for its molasses made from sugar beets.

People[]

  • Thomas Selle (1599–1663), composer and church musician
  • Johann Jacob Reiske (1716–1774), Graezist, Arabist and Byzantinist
  • August Gottlieb Richter (1742–1812), surgeon
  • Carl Marx (1911–1991), painter, pupil at the Bauhaus Dessau 1931-33

References[]

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). June 2021.


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